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MazerollesCharente-Maritime

243 people call this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.

Is Mazerolles a good place to live?

Mazerolles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Mazerolles stand out

The one thing Mazerolles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre de Machennes
Église Saint-Pierre de Machennes · Inscrit · Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mazerolles’ story

Mazerolles in pictures

Mazerolles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1935First protected: Église Saint-Pierre de Machennes
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mazerolles.

Who lives here

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

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.1% of residents. Children under 15 make up 12%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Mazerolles is 52.6 years old.

52.6median age
MazerollesCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Mazerolles
MazerollesCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–249.1%7.6%11%
25–4418%17%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+31%36%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education20%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Mazerolles: 26% 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.

The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. Mazerolles has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Mazerolles has lower unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

6.8% 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%). Jobs located in Mazerolles: 100, for 100 residents in work (0.8 each). Median disposable income comes to €24,950 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Mazerolles, 0.8 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

At the lycées within 5 km of Mazerolles, 92.1% passed the bac, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.4 mi off.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mazerolles83.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Mazerolles92.1%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Émile CombesNearest collègeCollègeCollège9983%−5 pts
Lycée polyvalent Émile CombesNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée16396%±0 pts
96%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
83%
passed the vocational bac, −4 pts against the expected rate
83.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Mazerolles costs less than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.29/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 4 homes in Mazerolles.

€10.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mazerolles€10.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €12.59/m² a month)
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Donjon de Pons and 6 more in and around Mazerolles

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

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Mazerolles

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre de Machennes: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Mazerolles

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

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Mazerolles’ 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 →
PonsGémozacJonzacChaniersSaintesCognacPonsGémozacJonzacChaniersSaintesCognacMazerolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mazerolles243—————
Pons4,3432.6C−BC−C+
Gémozac3,0524.4A−B+AC
Jonzac3,60211DC+D−D
Chaniers3,65112—B−—C
Saintes25,36313CC+D−C+
Cognac Charente18,53216BB+DC+

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

About Mazerolles

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mazerolles is a commune of 243 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
243 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2 sq mi (5.2 km²)
INSEE code
17227

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 November 4, 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.