Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bignay.
History
Old homes shape Bignay: 34% 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.
Bignay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église de la Trinité. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Bignay hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
Children are 13% of the town. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and near compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town.
48.5median age
BignayCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP42%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Bignay has higher unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14.3%
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Bignay holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bignay, 0.5 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bignay
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bignay is a commune of 359 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
359 (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.
