Gémozac grades A− overall: better than 85% of compared French towns, and #4 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,588/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gémozac 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gémozac.
Schools
Schools around Gémozac do better than those of 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #2 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Near Gémozac, 91.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (91.4%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). Also worth knowing: for the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Gémozac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
Children under 15 make up 15%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a third of the population. 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
51.9median age
GémozacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Incomes in Gémozac run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,730 a year per consumption unit
Jobs located in Gémozac: 1,400, for 1,100 residents in work (1.3 each). 5.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.2%, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and near compared French towns (10.1%).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,400
jobs based in Gémozac, 1.3 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gémozac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.94/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
103 sales of houses and apartments in Gémozac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,588/m². The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €8.82/m² a month.
€1,588/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gémozac€1,588/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,588/m²
101
€9.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.88 to €12.53/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Gémozac is above 72% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Gémozac come to 96 per 100 predicted. From 2016 to 2025, 477 residents of Gémozac died, against 431 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more. The nearest emergency department to Gémozac is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 12.5 mi away. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Gémozac · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
12.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gémozac keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. Among the classé monuments in Gémozac is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gémozac counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gémozac
Is Gémozac safe?
It has less crime per resident than 88% of compared French towns: an average of 5.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A for safety, #8 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
Are schools in Gémozac good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #2 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gémozac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,588/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gémozac grades B+ for cost of living.
About Gémozac
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gémozac is a commune of 3,052 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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
3,052 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole
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.
