Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,169 people call this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too (D−). Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Berneuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Berneuil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Berneuil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Berneuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Berneuil counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
18% 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 Berneuil.
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,620 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 72 deaths in Berneuil from 2016 to 2025; there were 80, 11% more. Life expectancy at birth in Charente-Maritime is 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Berneuil is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 7.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to C+.
The under-15s are nearly a fifth of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.3%, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Berneuil: 44.1, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Berneuil | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Berneuil is Église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.29/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Berneuil from July 2023 to June 2026: 43 houses and apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.31/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,848/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Berneuil. Best known first.
Berneuil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Berneuil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berneuil | 1,169 | — | — | B | — | D |
| Pons | 4,343 | 5.8 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 6 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 6.5 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 6.9 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 9.5 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Berneuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Berneuil grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Berneuil is a commune of 1,169 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.