Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 201 people live in this town, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ballans falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing.
The one thing Ballans does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ballans as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Macqueville, 1 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballans.
The under-15s are 11% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Ballans | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Ballans holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.24/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Ballans.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ballans is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ballans 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballans | 201 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 7.8 | B | A | B− | B |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 8.2 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 9.3 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 9.8 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 10 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 17 | C− | B | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ballans is a commune of 201 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.