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A town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 2,857 people. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
With a B− overall, Étaules sits #19 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Set against the rest, it does better than 54% of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Jobs & income is its weak spot (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 11.4% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (C−). A 70 m² home at the median €2,710/m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Étaules does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Étaules with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Étaules as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Vivien, in Breuillet, 3.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étaules.
For 2025, the figures show 26 offenses in Étaules. More of the graded crimes in the town were burglary than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 24.8% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
21% of adults hold a degree, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 36% of residents are 65 or older. Under 15: 13% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Étaules | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.7% of Étaules’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 11.4%, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Behind the median of €2,710/m²: 171 houses and apartments sold in Étaules between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,750/m² | 159 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Étaules is Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur, 6.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 467 residents of Étaules died, against 420 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. Its care home for older people (95 places) counts its residents as Étaules’; allowing for it, deaths were 13% below expected. In Charente-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Nothing in Étaules is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Étaules.
Charles Ballande: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Jean-Paul Jaud: Limon Arnaud, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étaules | 2,857 | — | B− | C+ | A | B− |
| Arvert | 3,917 | 1.9 | B | C | A | C+ |
| Breuillet | 3,058 | 3.1 | B− | D | A− | B+ |
| La Tremblade | 4,650 | 4.1 | C | C− | D | C |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 3,840 | 5.3 | C | D | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan | 3,446 | 5.8 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 4,013 | 6.3 | C | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #4 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,710/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Étaules grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Étaules is a commune of 2,857 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.