Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
699 people call this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
At under 1,000 residents, Bedenac is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bedenac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre Folle, in Montguyon, 6.3 mi away.
17% 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 Bedenac.
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.1% of the town.
37% women, 63% men
About 59 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bedenac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 12.8% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bedenac has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
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.
Sales in Bedenac from July 2023 to June 2026: 19 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bedenac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bedenac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedenac | 699 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 5.5 | — | B | — | B− |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 6.1 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 7.9 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 8.8 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Cézac Gironde | 2,727 | 9.4 | — | C | — | D |
| Val de Virvée Gironde | 3,793 | 12 | B− | C+ | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bedenac is a commune of 699 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.