Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 716 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Arces is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Arces does most differently from other towns.
Arces has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1911.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arces.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Arces is Église Saint-Pierre. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) but below compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Arces | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €24,290 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Arces: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.3 each). 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.9 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les Vieilles VignesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 84%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 29 homes in Arces. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.32/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Arces. Best known first.
Arces has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Arces as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arces | 716 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 3.9 | B− | C | A | B |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 4.2 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | 6.8 | D | D | D | B− |
| Médis | 3,157 | 7.4 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 8.5 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 9.1 | A− | B+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arces is a commune of 716 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.