Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 788 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Geay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
Geay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
36% 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 Geay.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Geay is Église Saint-Vivien. This Charente-Maritime town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%). The age that splits Geay in two is 45.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Geay | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 9.0%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Geay: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). Also worth knowing: at the census, 4.6% of working residents in Geay didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 5.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège FontbruantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 81%−8 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Geay. House rents are put at about €9.17/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Geay. Best known first.
The list names few of Geay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vivien: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Geay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geay | 788 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 6.6 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 9 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | 9.6 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 10 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 10 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 12 | D | C | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Geay is a commune of 788 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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.