Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 794 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Beaugeay is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Beaugeay does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beaugeay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux dolmens, in Soubise, 1.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaugeay.
23% are under 15, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.9% of the town. The middle age in Beaugeay is 40.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Beaugeay | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Beaugeay counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 350 workers). 11.6% of the labour force were unemployed, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Beaugeay didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Collège pupils travel 1.8 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 94%+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.
27 houses and apartments changed hands in Beaugeay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Beaugeay. Best known first.
MuseumMaison du Transbordeur4.7 km northeast, in ÉchillaisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Montierneuf4 km east, in Saint-AgnantMuseumMuseumMusée du jouet ancien4.7 km northeast, in ÉchillaisAttractionAttractionAvion2.6 km northeast, in SoubiseAttractionAttractionDassault Mirage IV3.1 km northeast, in ÉchillaisAttractionAttractionNord 25012.6 km northeast, in SoubisePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Beaugeay 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 Beaugeay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaugeay | 794 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | 2.2 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 3 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Soubise | 3,316 | 3.4 | — | C | — | B− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 5 | D | C | D | C− |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 6,163 | 5.8 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 3,486 | 7.1 | B+ | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beaugeay is a commune of 794 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. 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.