Degrees are held by 19% of adults, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 12% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 36% of residents are 65 or older.

54.5median age

FeniouxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

36%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat12%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 82 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fenioux
	Fenioux	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	12%	12%	17%
15–24	6.5%	7.6%	11%
25–44	14%	17%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	36%	36%	22%
No diploma	23%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	12%	18%	18%
Higher education	19%	27%	30%

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Ages54.5 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2 people per household Born abroad0.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Fenioux?”

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

History

Old homes shape Fenioux: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Fenioux is Église Notre-Dame. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame 11th & 14th c.
Lanterne des morts

11th c.

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

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Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Fenioux?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fenioux are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

The median disposable income was €23,710 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Fenioux holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%

Public transport2%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Fenioux, 0.9 per working resident

5.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,710

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,710 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Fenioux is €11.47/m² a month

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

4 houses and apartments changed hands in Fenioux from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.47/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Fenioux€11.47/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€11.47/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.15 to €14.38/m² a month)

€9.31/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFenioux’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.47/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fenioux

12pages on Fenioux

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Fenioux has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Lanterne des mortsFunerary monument

Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th & 14th c.

Photo credits

Lanterne des morts: Photo: Jochen Jahnke 16:55, 18. Apr. 2008 (CEST) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Tux-Man · Public domain

Famous people from Fenioux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fenioux yet.

How we find them →

Fenioux’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 →

Saint-Jean-d'AngélySaint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaintesChaniersVal-de-CognacTonnay-CharenteFenioux

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fenioux	158	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Jean-d'Angély	6,784	5	C⁻	B	D⁻	C⁻
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	2,843	10	—	C⁺	—	A
Saintes	25,363	10	C	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺
Chaniers	3,651	11	—	B⁻	—	C
Val-de-Cognac Charente	3,471	15	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Tonnay-Charente	8,289	15	D	C⁺	C⁺	C⁺

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

About Fenioux

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fenioux is a commune of 158 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: 158 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code: 17157

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 November 4, 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.