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A town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 177 people.
Bagnizeau isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 17% of homes. It skews older: nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bagnizeau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bagnizeau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
39% 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 Bagnizeau.
Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here. 32% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.3% of the population.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bagnizeau | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 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.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Bagnizeau is Église Saint-Vivien.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €24,220 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Bagnizeau number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 6.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
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 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marc JeanjeanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 91%+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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Bagnizeau.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bagnizeau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vivien: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bagnizeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnizeau | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 10 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 11 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 14 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 14 | B | A | B− | B |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 14 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 16 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bagnizeau is a commune of 177 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
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.