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MosnacCharente-Maritime

Some 494 people live in this town, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Mosnac a good place to live?

Mosnac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes.

What makes Mosnac stand out

The one thing Mosnac does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Saturnin
Église Saint-Saturnin · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Mosnac’s story

Mosnac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Mosnac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Église Saint-Saturnin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mosnac.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Mosnac 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%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.6% of the town. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

49.2median age
MosnacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mosnac
MosnacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1516%12%17%
15–247.6%7.6%11%
25–4421%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+27%36%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education21%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Mosnac: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across 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 Mosnac is Église Saint-Saturnin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Mosnac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 0.5%

The median disposable income was €23,040 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Mosnac has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Of those in the labour force, 9.2% are unemployed.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Mosnac, 0.3 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mosnac87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice ChastangNearest collègeCollègeCollège6087%−3 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
2.6 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 Mosnac costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across 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.

House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. The market in Mosnac: 14 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

Mosnac€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)
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Favières and 3 more in and around Mosnac

Heritage and museums in and near Mosnac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mosnac

13pages on Mosnac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Saturnin: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Mosnac

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

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Mosnac’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 →
PonsJonzacGémozacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeChaniersChâteaubernardPonsJonzacGémozacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeChaniersChâteaubernardMosnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mosnac494—————
Pons4,3435.1C−BC−C+
Jonzac3,6026.2DC+D−D
Gémozac3,0528.5A−B+AC
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,17516B−B+B−C−
Chaniers3,65116—B−—C
Châteaubernard Charente3,87816A+B+B+A

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

About Mosnac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mosnac is a commune of 494 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
494 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.7 km²)
INSEE code
17250

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.