Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
225 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cressé isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 15% of its homes are second homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Cressé does most differently from other towns.
Cressé has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
32% 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 Cressé.
9.3% are under 15, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Cressé is older than 61.1, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cressé | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Cressé is Église de la Transfiguration.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 13.7%. At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 50 jobs are based in Cressé, for 50 working residents (0.4 per worker).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Cressé.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Cressé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de la Transfiguration: Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cressé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cressé | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 12 | B | A | B− | B |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 14 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 15 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 16 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 16 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 17 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cressé is a commune of 225 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
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.