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Home to 977 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Asnières-la-Giraud has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. The median sale price is €1,504/m².
The one thing Asnières-la-Giraud does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Asnières-la-Giraud as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tour de l'Horloge, in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 3.6 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Asnières-la-Giraud is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asnières-la-Giraud.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Asnières-la-Giraud | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
12.1% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, Asnières-la-Giraud counts 0.4 jobs (200 jobs, 400 workers). No commute at all: 6.1% of working residents here 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.
For collège, the closest is 2.9 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 4.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Raymond BouyerNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 47 | 83%−2 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.
38 houses and apartments changed hands in Asnières-la-Giraud from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,504/m² | 38 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Asnières-la-Giraud. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Asnières-la-Giraud.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Asnières-la-Giraud is a commune of 977 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnières-la-Giraud | 977 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 3.6 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 11 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 12 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 12 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 17 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.