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BoisredonCharente-Maritime

It is a town of 711 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Boisredon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Boisredon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Boisredon stand out

The one thing Boisredon does most differently from other towns.

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Boisredon’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Boisredon’s story

No historic monuments in Boisredon

The Culture ministry lists no building in Boisredon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Madeleine, in Pleine-Selve, 1.7 mi away.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boisredon.

Who lives here

Few people in Boisredon are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

19% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). At 51.7, the median resident of Boisredon sits in the middle of the age range.

51.7median age
BoisredonCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Boisredon
BoisredonCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–246.4%7.6%11%
25–4421%17%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+29%36%22%
No diploma21%19%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education19%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Boisredon than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

Boisredon holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €23,270 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Unemployment stands at 10.0%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Boisredon, 0.3 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Boisredon costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.87/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €8.42/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Boisredon.

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Boisredon€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €13.64/m² a month)
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Boisredon

11pages on Boisredon

Landmarks

Nothing in Boisredon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Boisredon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Boisredon yet.

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Boisredon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
Saint-Ciers-sur-GirondeMontendreJonzacSaint-SavinPauillacSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeMontendreJonzacSaint-SavinPauillacSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacBoisredon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Boisredon711—————
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,1754B−B+B−C−
Montendre3,2227.1C+BC−C+
Jonzac3,60210DC+D−D
Saint-Savin Gironde3,58213B−B−A−C+
Pauillac Gironde5,19013C−BDC−
Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde2,58614C−C+B+D−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Boisredon

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Boisredon is a commune of 711 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

Population
711 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.5 sq mi (22 km²)
INSEE code
17052

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.