Beauvais-sur-Matha has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Homes go for a median €756/m². Over-65s are a third of the population.
What makes Beauvais-sur-Matha stand out
The 2 things Beauvais-sur-Matha does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauvais-sur-Matha.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Beauvais-sur-Matha than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
33% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.2% of residents. The median resident of Beauvais-sur-Matha is 54 years old.
54median age
Beauvais-sur-MathaCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Beauvais-sur-Matha: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Beauvais-sur-Matha is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. On the Culture ministry’s list, Beauvais-sur-Matha counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Beauvais-sur-Matha run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,870 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 14.8%. 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Beauvais-sur-Matha: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.7 each).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Beauvais-sur-Matha, 0.7 per working resident
14.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Beauvais-sur-Matha costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.75/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Beauvais-sur-Matha. A house rents for an estimated €7.24/m² a month.
€756/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beauvais-sur-Matha€756/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€756/m²
34
€9.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.48 to €12.72/m² a month)
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Beauvais-sur-Matha
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beauvais-sur-Matha is a commune of 638 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
Population
638 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
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.
