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A town of 345 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Blanzac-lès-Matha isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Blanzac-lès-Matha does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Blanzac-lès-Matha as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Herie, in Matha, 1.4 mi away.
33% 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 Blanzac-lès-Matha.
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,640 a year. For its 150 residents in work, Blanzac-lès-Matha has 150 jobs: 1 each. 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. General-bac pupils go 10.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marc JeanjeanNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 91%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 13 homes were sold in Blanzac-lès-Matha.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Blanzac-lès-Matha is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Blanzac-lès-Matha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | 345 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 8.6 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 9.7 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 12 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 13 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 14 | — | B− | — | C |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 15 | B | A | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Blanzac-lès-Matha is a commune of 345 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
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 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.