Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 327: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Meux isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.
The one thing Meux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Meux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1975.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meux.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). 25% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Meux | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Meux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.6% 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 based in Meux number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,980 a year.
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.
Sales in Meux from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Meux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Meux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meux | 327 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 3.9 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 4,726 | 10 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Pons | 4,343 | 13 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 16 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 17 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Meux is a commune of 327 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
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.