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A town of 103 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Gibourne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. 39% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gibourne does most differently from other towns.
Gibourne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
49% 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 Gibourne.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 19% of adults.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Gibourne | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.7% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 6.7% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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 12th century. Gibourne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €24,720 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.9% of Gibourne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Gibourne. A house rents for an estimated €7.53/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gibourne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix romane: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gibourne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibourne | 103 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 9.6 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 16 | B | A | B− | B |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 16 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 17 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 18 | — | B− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gibourne is a commune of 103 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.