Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 334 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Arthenac is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Arthenac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
35% 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 Arthenac.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Arthenac is Église Saint-Martin. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents. 18% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Arthenac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €28,000 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Arthenac: 100, for 150 residents in work (0.8 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.3% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
A collège lies 0.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Arlette GuiradoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 96%+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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Arthenac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Arthenac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arthenac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthenac | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 7.5 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 4,726 | 8.2 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 12 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Pons | 4,343 | 12 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 13 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 14 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arthenac is a commune of 334 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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 November 4, 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.