Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 500 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Laigne falls below the line for grades. Few residents are of retirement age: 13% are 65 or over.
The one thing La Laigne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Laigne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2026.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Laigne.
People 65 and over make up 13% of the town, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.2% of residents. Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Laigne | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Laigne; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.0% of commuters at the census. Per resident in work, La Laigne counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). At the census, 3.1% of working residents in La Laigne didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 3.1 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 190 | 91%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Laigne from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Laigne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Laigne 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 Laigne | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 4.5 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 3,063 | 7 | — | C | — | A |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 7.5 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 11 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 11 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 12 | A | B | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Laigne is a commune of 500 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Atlantique. 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.