At under 1,000 residents, Brie-sous-Matha is too small for the grades other French towns get. A tenth of its homes are second homes. 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Brie-sous-Matha stand out
The 2 things Brie-sous-Matha does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brie-sous-Matha.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Brie-sous-Matha hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17%
13% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.7%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) but below compared French towns (11%). At 54.8, the median resident of Brie-sous-Matha sits in the middle of the age range.
54.8median age
Brie-sous-MathaCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Brie-sous-Matha than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,980 a year per consumption unit
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Brie-sous-Matha holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents in the town at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Brie-sous-Matha, 0.6 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Brie-sous-Matha
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brie-sous-Matha is a commune of 163 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
163 (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.