Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Clisse.
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in La Clisse are under 15, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.6% of residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
39.1median age
La ClisseCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). 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
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in La Clisse walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). La Clisse holds 50 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in La Clisse, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Clisse
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Clisse is a commune of 759 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
759 (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.