Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
910 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for L'Éguille: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents. Homes go for a median €2,028/m².
The 3 things L'Éguille does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Éguille as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Laurent, in Le Gua, 2.2 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Éguille.
One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) but below compared French towns (11%). At 51.8, the median resident of L'Éguille sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| L'Éguille | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in L'Éguille, for 350 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,400 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 10.0%.
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 the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.9 mi away. The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André AlbertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 83%−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.
47 houses and apartments changed hands in L'Éguille from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,036/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and family days out in and near L'Éguille. Best known first.
Nothing in L'Éguille is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in L'Éguille.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Éguille | 910 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan | 3,446 | 2.9 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 3.1 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Breuillet | 3,058 | 4.1 | B− | D | A− | B+ |
| Médis | 3,157 | 4.2 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Royan | 19,425 | 5.6 | C− | D | D | B |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 4,013 | 5.9 | C | D | D | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
L'Éguille is a commune of 910 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.