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MigronCharente-Maritime

Population 694: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Migron a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Migron is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Nazaire
Église Saint-Nazaire · Classé · Photo: Yehnu · CC BY-SA 3.0
Migron’s story

Migron in pictures

Migron 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 1907.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1907First protected: Église Saint-Nazaire
  • 1989Most recently protected: Château-Couvert
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Écomusée du cognac and 13 more in and around Migron

Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Migron. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Migron.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Migron than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

27% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.

48.3median age
MigronCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Migron
MigronCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–249.9%7.6%11%
25–4420%17%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+27%36%22%
No diploma20%19%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education21%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Migron: 41% 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Migron is Église Saint-Nazaire. This Charente-Maritime town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Migron are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%

Median disposable income comes to €24,570 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Migron number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Migron, 0.3 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

77.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 9 points below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.2 mi to the nearest one.

77.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Migron77.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège BeauregardNearest collègeCollègeCollège7577%−9 pts
77.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −9 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Migron than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.09/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Migron.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Migron€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
€7.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Migron

13pages on Migron

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Nazaire: Photo: Yehnu · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Migron

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

How we find them →

Migron’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 →
Val-de-CognacCognacChaniersChâteaubernardSaint-Jean-d'AngélySaintesVal-de-CognacCognacChaniersChâteaubernardSaint-Jean-d'AngélySaintesMigron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Migron694—————
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,4714.5AA−A+B+
Cognac Charente18,5328.5BB+DC+
Chaniers3,6519.4—B−—C
Châteaubernard Charente3,8789.5A+B+B+A
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78411C−BD−C−
Saintes25,36312CC+D−C+

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

About Migron

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Migron is a commune of 694 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
694 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.8 sq mi (15 km²)
INSEE code
17235

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.