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It is a town of 577 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Les Portes-en-Ré falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 84% of homes. The median sale price is €8,298/m². People aged 65 and over make up 43% of residents.
The 3 things Les Portes-en-Ré does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Portes-en-Ré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Ars-en-Ré, 2.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Les Portes-en-Ré 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 Les Portes-en-Ré.
Under-15s account for 10% of the population. People 65 and over make up 43% of the town, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Les Portes-en-Ré is 60.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Les Portes-en-Ré | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €29,850 a year per consumption unit, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Les Portes-en-Ré: 200, for 200 residents in work (1.1 each). Also worth knowing: at the census, 2.1% of working residents in Les Portes-en-Ré went to work by public transport.
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.
Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Les Portes-en-Ré recorded 91 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €8,316/m² | 90 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Les Portes-en-Ré. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Portes-en-Ré yet.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Portes-en-Ré is a commune of 577 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île de Ré. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Portes-en-Ré | 577 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer Vendée | 3,136 | 7.6 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| La Flotte | 3,150 | 9 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | 3,412 | 10 | A | C− | A | A |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île Vendée | 2,845 | 11 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Longeville-sur-Mer Vendée | 2,625 | 12 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Angles Vendée | 3,115 | 12 | — | 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) · 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.