Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 223 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
La Croix-Comtesse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 13% of homes here are second homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Croix-Comtesse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Croix-Comtesse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Plaine-d'Argenson, 2.6 mi away.
41% 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 La Croix-Comtesse.
17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%). Among adults, 22% have a degree. The age that splits La Croix-Comtesse in two is 50.4.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Croix-Comtesse | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.0% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
8 houses and apartments changed hands in La Croix-Comtesse from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near La Croix-Comtesse. Best known first.
Nothing in La Croix-Comtesse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Croix-Comtesse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Croix-Comtesse | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 9.3 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 12 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 12 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Aiffres Deux-Sèvres | 5,419 | 15 | A | A− | A | B |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 17 | A | B | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Croix-Comtesse is a commune of 223 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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.