Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 14% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,181/m² takes 6.3 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Marennes. It also trails on jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.1% unemployment. People aged 65 and over make up 33% of residents.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Le Gua has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Gua with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Gua.
HealthHealth D
Le Gua loses more people than its age profile suggests, 114 per 100 expected, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Le Gua can choose among 3 GPs. Women in Charente-Maritime live to 85.5 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 504 residents of Le Gua died, against 362 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 39% more.
+14%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw139
Adjusted114
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Le Gua · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Le Gua than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults
6.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Le Gua: 54.1, the median.
54.1median age
Le GuaCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Le Gua run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,330 a year per consumption unit
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.0% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.1%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Le Gua, 0.6 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Buying in Le Gua costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €2,181/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.25/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €9.99/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
€2,181/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Gua€2,181/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,222/m²
77
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €13.72/m² a month)
6.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Bassin de Marennes
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Gua
Is Le Gua safe?
Le Gua has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Le Gua expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Gua grades C+ for cost of living.
About Le Gua
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Gua is a commune of 2,129 people in the Communauté de communes du Bassin de Marennes. 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.
