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Home to 243 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Biron is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Biron has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
32% 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 Biron.
People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children are 12% of the town. Aged 15 to 24: just over one in ten residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Biron | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
Biron 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 locally is Église Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €24,940 a year per consumption unit, near both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Biron counts 0.6 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Unemployment runs at 8.9%.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. Sales in Biron from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Biron’s 2 monuments; beside them, 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 Biron yet.
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Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Biron is a commune of 243 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.