Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car (C−). Buying 70 m² at the median €1,620/m² takes 4.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Chapelle-des-Pots has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Chapelle-des-Pots with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-des-Pots.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer commuters in La Chapelle-des-Pots walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%
Half of residents lived on more than €25,290 a year per consumption unit, close to both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 5.9% of working residents in La Chapelle-des-Pots at the census. 10.3% of the labour force are out of work.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in La Chapelle-des-Pots, 0.8 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
La Chapelle-des-Pots loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 78 per 100 expected, below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 118 residents of La Chapelle-des-Pots died, against 75 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 56% more. In Charente-Maritime, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to La Chapelle-des-Pots is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 5.7 mi away.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw156
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Chapelle-des-Pots · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape La Chapelle-des-Pots: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-des-Pots, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
A home in La Chapelle-des-Pots sells for €1,620/m², less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 35 homes in La Chapelle-des-Pots. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.13/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €11.78/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€1,620/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chapelle-des-Pots€1,620/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,620/m²
35
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.35 to €14.85/m² a month)
4.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
7.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. The share of residents under 15 is 14%.
49.2median age
La Chapelle-des-PotsCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Chapelle-des-Pots
Is La Chapelle-des-Pots safe?
La Chapelle-des-Pots has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Chapelle-des-Pots expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Chapelle-des-Pots grades B for cost of living.
About La Chapelle-des-Pots
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Chapelle-des-Pots is a commune of 1,019 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
Population
1,019 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
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.