Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 611 residents.
La Vergne isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vergne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 2.4 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Vergne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vergne.
Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Also worth knowing: 18% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Vergne | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Vergne holds 300 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. At the census, 4.3% of working residents in La Vergne didn’t travel to work at all. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges TexierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis Audouin DubreuilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 172 | 95%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Blaise PascalBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 92%+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.
Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in La Vergne from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near La Vergne. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Cordeliers3.8 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Jean-d'Angély3.9 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyFortFortTour de l'Horloge de Saint-Jean-d'Angély4 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaufief4.2 km south, in MazerayMuseumMuseumMicro-Folie3.8 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
One notable person was born in La Vergne.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Vergne is a commune of 611 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
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 Vergne | 611 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 2.5 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 13 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 15 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 15 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 16 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 16 | — | B− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.