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ConsacCharente-Maritime

A town of 236 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Consac a good place to live?

Consac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Consac stand out

The 2 things Consac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Consac’s story

Consac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Consac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2003First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Consac.

Who lives here

Consac has fewer young adults than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24

Nearly a third of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 13%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). At 54.2, the median resident of Consac sits in the middle of the age range.

54.2median age
ConsacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Consac
ConsacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1513%12%17%
15–246.6%7.6%11%
25–4420%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+32%36%22%
No diploma28%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education15%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Consac keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Consac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
2003
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Consac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.6%

Half of residents lived on more than €23,750 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 13.0%. Per resident in work, Consac counts 0.7 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Consac, 0.7 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Consac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Consac from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Consac€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.35/m² a month)
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de la Tenaille and 2 more in and around Consac

Heritage in and near Consac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Consac

12pages on Consac

Landmarks

Consac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Consac

One notable person was born in Consac.

Their page →

Consac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
JonzacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePonsGémozacMontendrePauillacJonzacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePonsGémozacMontendrePauillacConsac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Consac236—————
Jonzac3,6027.5DC+D−D
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,1759.2B−B+B−C−
Pons4,34311C−BC−C+
Gémozac3,05211A−B+AC
Montendre3,22213C+BC−C+
Pauillac Gironde5,19017C−BDC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Consac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Consac is a commune of 236 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

Population
236 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km²)
INSEE code
17116

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 October 30, 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.