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MarignacCharente-Maritime

A town of 412 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

412

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.96

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,110

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Marignac a good place to live?

Marignac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Sulpice · Classé · Photo: FredSeiller · CC BY-SA 3.0

Marignac’s story

Marignac in pictures

Marignac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1896.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1896First protected: Église Saint-Sulpice
2000Most recently protected: Ancienne église d'Usseau

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marignac.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Marignac hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20%

15% are under 15, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population.

49.2median age

MarignacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP39%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Marignac
	Marignac	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	15%	12%	17%
15–24	7.8%	7.6%	11%
25–44	23%	17%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	26%	36%	22%
No diploma	17%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	39%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	18%	18%
Higher education	20%	27%	30%

Full pageMarignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.2 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Marignac?”

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

History

Old homes shape Marignac: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

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

Marignac 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-Sulpice. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Sulpice 12th & 14th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1896

first monument protected

Full pageMarignac’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Marignac?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Marignac, 4.2%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 1.5% of commuters got to work without a car. For its 200 residents in work, Marignac has 100 jobs: 0.4 each.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Marignac, 0.4 per working resident

4.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,110

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,110 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Marignac costs less than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.96/m² a month

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

The market in Marignac: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€9.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Marignac€9.96/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€9.96/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.90 to €12.56/m² a month)

€9.88/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMarignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.96/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Musée artisanal et rural and 3 more in and around Marignac

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Marignac. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumMusée artisanal et rural4.6 km southwest, in Clion ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clam4.6 km south, in Saint-Georges-Antignac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Favières4.4 km southwest, in Mosnac AttractionAttractionVoie romaine4.7 km east, in Neulles

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Marignac

12pages on Marignac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing8 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Marignac has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Ancienne église d'UsseauChurch · 12th c.

Église Saint-SulpiceChurch · 12th & 14th c.

Photo credits

Ancienne église d'Usseau: Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: FredSeiller · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Marignac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Marignac yet.

How we find them →

Marignac’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 →

JonzacPonsGémozacChâteaubernardCognacBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireMarignac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Marignac	412	—	—	—	—	—
Jonzac	3,602	5.2	D	C⁺	D⁻	D
Pons	4,343	5.7	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Gémozac	3,052	11	A⁻	B⁺	A	C
Châteaubernard Charente	3,878	14	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺	A
Cognac Charente	18,532	14	B	B⁺	D	C⁺
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente	4,726	16	B⁻	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺

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

About Marignac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Marignac is a commune of 412 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: 412 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²)
INSEE code: 17220

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.