Much to like here, and you pay for it. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Schools are another plus — brevet results a point above the expected rate. The catch is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 17.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #1 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Nationally, it does better than 93% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Flotte 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 Flotte.
Who lives here
Older residents shape La Flotte: 39% are 65 or over, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.3%. 11% are under 15, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 33% of adults.
58.4median age
La FlotteCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, La Flotte sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
302 deaths in La Flotte between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 440: 31% below. The nearest emergency department to La Flotte is Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle, 8.9 mi away. 3 GPs practise here. Women in Charente-Maritime live to 85.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Flotte · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A home in La Flotte sells for €7,373/m², more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €13.95/m² a month, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.72/m² a month.
€7,373/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Flotte€7,373/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€7,307/m²
163
€13.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €18.74/m² a month)
17.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,190
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
La Flotte gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 21.2% of commuters
The median disposable income was €28,550 a year per consumption unit, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. For its 1,100 residents in work, La Flotte has 950 jobs: 0.9 each. Of those in the labour force, 9.5% are unemployed.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Bicycle11%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
950
jobs based in La Flotte, 0.9 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Flotte has 3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in La Flotte: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Ré, dite des Châteliers. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Fort de la Prée: Photo: Original uploader was Pep.per at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Église paroissiale Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Flotte
Is La Flotte safe?
It has less crime per resident than 76% of compared French towns: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A− for safety, #15 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
Are schools in La Flotte good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #10 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Flotte expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Flotte grades C− for cost of living.
About La Flotte
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Flotte is a commune of 3,150 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré. 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.
