La Devise has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,155/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Devise 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 Devise.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
La Devise is harder to get around on foot than 79% of compared French towns
7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 12.5%. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,590 a year.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in La Devise, 0.5 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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
History
La Devise keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Devise has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Vivien. 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
Who lives here
Children make up 18% of La Devise, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.6% of the town. Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.
47median age
La DeviseCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. 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
HealthHealth B−
La Devise’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Devise is Centre hospitalier Rochefort, 11.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 94 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 82, 12% fewer. Women in Charente-Maritime live to 85.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Devise · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
11.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Devise than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.71/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
62 sales of houses and apartments in La Devise, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,155/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold locally.
€2,155/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Devise€2,155/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,155/m²
62
€10.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.52 to €13.48/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Aunis Sud
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Devise has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in La Devise in 2025.
5.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
87.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Devise
Is La Devise safe?
La Devise has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Devise expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,155/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Devise grades B− for cost of living.
About La Devise
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Devise is a commune of 1,183 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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
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.
