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In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 237 residents.
Fontaine-Chalendray has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Fontaine-Chalendray does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontaine-Chalendray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.
60% 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 Fontaine-Chalendray.
12% are under 15, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Fontaine-Chalendray is 60.4.
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.
| Fontaine-Chalendray | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 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.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fontaine-Chalendray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
50 jobs are based in Fontaine-Chalendray, for 100 working residents (1 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.8%, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: 7.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Sales in Fontaine-Chalendray from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Fontaine-Chalendray has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Jon Lanthanberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontaine-Chalendray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Chalendray | 237 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 13 | B | A | B− | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 16 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 17 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fontaine-Chalendray is a commune of 237 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 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.