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A town of 480 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
Coux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Coux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Coux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Salignac-de-Mirambeau, 4 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coux.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Coux | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Coux: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). Unemployment stood at 7.2%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.4% of commuters travelled at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Samuel DuménieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 93%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Coux from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Coux. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montendre3.7 km south, in Montendre
MuseumMusée d'art et de traditions populaires de Montendre3.7 km south, in MontendreArt galleryArt galleryMarie's Pastel's Paintings3.5 km south, in MontendreMuseumMuseumMicro-Folie3.8 km south, in MontendrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Coux 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 Coux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coux | 480 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 2.2 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 8.8 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 10 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 12 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 12 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 14 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coux is a commune of 480 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 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.