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Home to 755 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Fouilloux has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Fouilloux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre Folle, in Montguyon, 3.3 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Le Fouilloux 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 Le Fouilloux.
Aged 15 to 24: 9.1% of residents. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Fouilloux | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 300 residents in work, Le Fouilloux has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 3.5% of commuters got to work without a car.
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, 20 homes were sold in Le Fouilloux.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Fouilloux as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Fouilloux is a commune of 755 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fouilloux | 755 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 7.6 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Coutras Gironde | 8,678 | 11 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 12 | — | B | — | B− |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 14 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde | 3,167 | 14 | B | B | B | B− |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 15 | C+ | B | C− | 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.