Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 308 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Grandjean: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 11% of its housing.
The one thing Grandjean does most differently from other towns.
Grandjean has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
42% 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 Grandjean.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Grandjean is Église Saint-Barthélémy. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.8% of residents. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Half of Grandjean is older than 43, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Grandjean | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 150 residents in work, Grandjean has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €24,450 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Grandjean recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Grandjean. Best known first.
Grandjean has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Barthélémy: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Grandjean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandjean | 308 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 6.4 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 8.6 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 9.1 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 10 | — | B− | — | C |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 15 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 15 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Grandjean is a commune of 308 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.