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LonzacCharente-Maritime

With 267 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
267
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.10
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,600
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lonzac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Lonzac has none.

Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame
Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lonzac’s story

Lonzac in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lonzac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Baudry, born in 1763, is the one person born in Lonzac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1907First protected: Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lonzac.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Lonzac hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 22%

People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 15% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of the population.

47.6median age
LonzacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lonzac
LonzacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–248.6%7.6%11%
25–4421%17%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+26%36%22%
No diploma24%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education22%27%30%
Full pageLonzac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.6 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds120 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lonzac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Lonzac keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Lonzac is Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

16th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected
Full pageLonzac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lonzac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lonzac are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.2%

50 jobs are based in Lonzac, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). 2.4% 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, 4.1% of working residents in Lonzac didn’t travel to work at all.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lonzac, 0.5 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLonzac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentGetting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€26,600 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lonzac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.10/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Lonzac from July 2023 to June 2026: 8 houses and apartments.

€10.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lonzac€10.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLonzac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.10/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lonzac

11pages on Lonzac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.7 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing8 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.6History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Lonzac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-DameChurch · 16th c.
Classé
Église Saint-SauveurChurch · 12th c. · in Jarnac-Champagne, 2.6 mi
Classé
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Échebrune, 2.8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MaclouChurch · 12th–18th c. · in Ars, 3.3 mi
Photo credits

Église Sainte-Marie ou Notre-Dame: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lonzac

One notable person was born in Lonzac.

Their page →
J
Jean BaudryFrench politician (1763-1830)

Lonzac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
ChâteaubernardCognacPonsVal-de-CognacJonzacJarnacChâteaubernardCognacPonsVal-de-CognacJonzacJarnacLonzac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lonzac267—————
Châteaubernard Charente3,8787.1A+B+B+A
Cognac Charente18,5327.4BB+DC+
Pons4,3437.6C−BC−C+
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,47110AA−A+B+
Jonzac3,60211DC+D−D
Jarnac Charente4,48612AB+C+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lonzac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lonzac is a commune of 267 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

Population
267 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
17209

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 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.