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Home to 116 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Gourvillette has none. 29% of its homes are second homes. 36% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Gourvillette does most differently from other towns.
Gourvillette 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.
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 Gourvillette.
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Children are 13% of the town. At 57, the median resident of Gourvillette sits in the middle of the age range.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Gourvillette | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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.
Gourvillette has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,400 a year. 5.7% of Gourvillette’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.
Gourvillette recorded 5 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gourvillette has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martial: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gourvillette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourvillette | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 10 | B | A | B− | B |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 12 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 14 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 15 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 15 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 15 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gourvillette is a commune of 116 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.