Homes are affordable (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most (D−): brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D) — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 11.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Burie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Burie with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Burie, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns: 114 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Burie is Hopitaux du Grand Cognac, 8.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 150 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 171, 14% more. In Charente-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: the town has 4 family doctors.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Burie · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Homes in Burie cost less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,341/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.09/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 41 homes in Burie. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €7.89/m² a month.
€1,341/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Burie€1,341/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,341/m²
41
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Burie than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,600 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stands at 11.9%. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Burie, 0.7 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Burie: 32% 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Burie; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here 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 Burie hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%). People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population.
46.7median age
BurieCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Burie
Is Burie safe?
Burie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Burie good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Burie expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Burie grades A− for cost of living.
About Burie
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Burie is a commune of 1,338 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
1,338 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
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.
