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Population 955: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grézac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes. The median home sells for €2,016/m².
The 2 things Grézac does most differently from other towns.
Grézac 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 1944.
29% 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 Grézac.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Grézac is Église Saint-Symphorien. 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
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. 24% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.5% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Grézac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Grézac: 150, for 400 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €25,310 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For collège, the closest is 1.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les Vieilles VignesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 84%−4 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.
The market in Grézac: 40 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,016/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Grézac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Symphorien: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
One notable person was born in Grézac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grézac | 955 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 4.4 | B− | C | A | B |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 6.7 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 7 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Médis | 3,157 | 7.1 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 7.5 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | 7.9 | D | D | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Grézac is a commune of 955 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.