Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 687 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Champagnolles has none. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Champagnolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Champagnolles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagnolles.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Champagnolles is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 19% of adults. 22% of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Champagnolles | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.2% of commuters at the census. Champagnolles holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €22,130 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.32/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Champagnolles.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Champagnolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champagnolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnolles | 687 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 4.1 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Pons | 4,343 | 6.3 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 11 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 15 | B− | C | A | B |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 16 | D− | D | D | C |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 16 | — | B− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Champagnolles is a commune of 687 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
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.