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Over-65s are only 11% of the population. The town, home to 1,113 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,146/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Aunis Atlantique.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Gué-d'Alleré 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.
The 2 things Le Gué-d'Alleré does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Gué-d'Alleré 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.
Le Gué-d'Alleré has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Gué-d'Alleré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'église Saint-Laurent, in Bouhet, 1.4 mi away.
19% 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 Le Gué-d'Alleré.
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Graduates make up 31% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Gué-d'Alleré | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 34% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 11% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Le Gué-d'Alleré didn’t travel to work at all. Households’ median disposable income: €25,070 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Le Gué-d'Alleré’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88) alike. 51 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 49: 3% above. The nearest emergency department to Le Gué-d'Alleré is Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle, 13.6 mi away. In Charente-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,146/m²: 43 houses and apartments sold in Le Gué-d'Alleré between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.75/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,146/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Gué-d'Alleré 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 Le Gué-d'Alleré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Gué-d'Alleré | 1,113 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 3,063 | 5.8 | — | C | — | A |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 5.9 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Sainte-Soulle | 5,034 | 7.6 | — | C− | — | A− |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 7.7 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| La Jarrie | 3,458 | 8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 9.5 | A+ | A− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Gué-d'Alleré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,146/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Gué-d'Alleré grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Gué-d'Alleré is a commune of 1,113 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 9, 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.