Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 510 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Avy is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avy: 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 1902.
23% 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 Avy.
Degrees are held by 18% of adults, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Residents of Avy have a median age of 52.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Avy | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Avy is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
2.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 250 residents in work, Avy has 200 jobs: 0.8 each. Households’ median disposable income: €25,390 a year per consumption unit.
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 2.4 mi away. At the lycées within 5 km of Avy, 92.1% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile CombesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 83%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Émile CombesNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 163 | 96%±0 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 16 homes in Avy.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Avy. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau d'Usson2.4 km northwest, in PonsAttractionAttractionHôpital des pèlerins de Pons3.3 km northwest, in PonsArt galleryArt galleryMusée archéologique de Pons3.3 km northwest, in PonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Seurin-de-Clerbise4.2 km southwest, in BelluireArt galleryArt galleryL'Atelier du Colombier3.5 km northwest, in PonsPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Avy has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
One notable person was born in Avy.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Avy is a commune of 510 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 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.