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A town of 1,321 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Bussac-sur-Charente’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (D). Homes sell for a median €1,941/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bussac-sur-Charente 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.
The 3 things Bussac-sur-Charente does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bussac-sur-Charente 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.
Bussac-sur-Charente has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bussac-sur-Charente as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Écurat, 2.3 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bussac-sur-Charente. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Échevinage de Saintes4.9 km south, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Morinerie4.3 km west, in ÉcuratChâteauChâteauChâteau de Romefort4.5 km west, in Saint-Georges-des-CoteauxMuseumMuseumMusée du Présidial de Saintes4.9 km south, in SaintesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Jacobins de Saintes5 km south, in SaintesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bussac-sur-Charente.
3.2% 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. Of those in the labour force, 9.9% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.9% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bussac-sur-Charente | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 129 deaths in Bussac-sur-Charente from 2016 to 2025; there were 106, 18% fewer. At birth, a girl in Charente-Maritime can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Bussac-sur-Charente have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,941/m²: 52 houses and apartments sold in Bussac-sur-Charente between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,941/m² | 52 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bussac-sur-Charente is 96.0%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CailliéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 215 | 92%−2 pts |
| Lycée privé Notre-Dame de Recouvrance PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 57 | 96%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 60 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bussac-sur-Charente 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 Bussac-sur-Charente 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussac-sur-Charente | 1,321 | — | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 3.2 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 4 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 5.1 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 12 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Pons | 4,343 | 15 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bussac-sur-Charente has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,941/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bussac-sur-Charente grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bussac-sur-Charente is a commune of 1,321 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.