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Home to 479 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Guitinières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 13% of its housing.
The one thing Guitinières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Guitinières; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
34% 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 Guitinières.
Over-65s are 28% of the population. 13% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Guitinières | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 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 Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Guitinières; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Guitinières has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income was €24,540 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). 9.7% of Guitinières’ 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 21 homes in Guitinières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Guitinières. Best known first.
Guitinières has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Romain: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guitinières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitinières | 479 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 3.5 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Pons | 4,343 | 9.6 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 12 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 12 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 12 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 4,726 | 17 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Guitinières is a commune of 479 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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.