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It is a town of 997 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, La Ronde is too small for the grades other French towns get. The median price paid is €1,571/m².
The one thing La Ronde does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Ronde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Tumulus B et C de Champ-Châlon, in Benon, 4.5 mi away.
28% 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 Ronde.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.2% of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%). Line up the people of La Ronde by age and the one in the middle is 45.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Ronde | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 400 residents in work, La Ronde has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. The jobless rate is 12.8%.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 55 homes were sold in La Ronde. That is the middle of 55 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,369/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente-Maritime.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,571/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Ronde 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 Ronde 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 Ronde | 997 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 3,063 | 4.2 | — | C | — | A |
| Marans | 4,476 | 9 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 9.7 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Benet Vendée | 4,089 | 11 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée | 14,059 | 11 | B+ | B | C− | 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 Ronde is a commune of 997 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.