Champdolent has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 13% of homes here are second homes. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Champdolent stand out
The 2 things Champdolent does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champdolent.
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Champdolent are under 15, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
Among adults, 20% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%). Champdolent has a median age of 41.9 years.
41.9median age
ChampdolentCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP41%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Unemployment in Champdolent, 14.5%, runs above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €22,800 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Champdolent counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.1% of commuters travelled at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Champdolent, 0.2 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Champdolent
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Champdolent is a commune of 425 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
425 (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.
