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A town of 745 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Loix is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up two thirds of its housing. Homes sell for a median €7,240/m². It skews older: 45% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Loix does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Loix as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin dite Le Grand Fort, in Saint-Martin-de-Ré, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loix.
Over-65s are 45% of the population. Children under 15 make up 12%, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 41% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Loix | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €30,080 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Loix has 250 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.9 per worker. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Loix 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 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 64 homes in Loix. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €7,240/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Loix. Best known first.
Nothing in Loix 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 Loix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loix | 745 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Flotte | 3,150 | 5.9 | A | C− | A− | A |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Ré | 3,412 | 7.3 | A | C− | A | A |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer Vendée | 3,136 | 8.7 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île Vendée | 2,845 | 9.8 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| L'Houmeau | 3,000 | 12 | — | D | — | B+ |
| Angles Vendée | 3,115 | 13 | — | C− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loix is a commune of 745 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
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 October 30, 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.