Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vallée.
History
Old homes shape La Vallée: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Vallée is Ensemble mégalithique de la Pierre Levée. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in La Vallée hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 23%
People aged 15 to 24 are 8% of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 23% of the population.
46.8median age
La ValléeCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Work & commute
Only 4.1% of commuters in La Vallée go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment runs at 8.7%. La Vallée has 200 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.6 per worker. No commute at all: 6.0% of working residents here at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in La Vallée, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Église Saint-Vivien: Photo: Sylvain Machefert, Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ensemble mégalithique de la Pierre Levée: Photo: Sylvain Machefert, Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Vallée
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Vallée yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Vallée
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Vallée is a commune of 707 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge. 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.
