Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macqueville.
History
Macqueville 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.
Macqueville has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is église Saint-Étienne. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Macqueville, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of the town.
43.2median age
MacquevilleCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Macqueville than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,470 a year per consumption unit. 11.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 100 residents in work, Macqueville has 100 jobs: 0.9 each.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Macqueville, 0.9 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Macqueville
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Macqueville is a commune of 297 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
297 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
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.
