Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Néré has none. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,084/m². Over-65s are 37% of the population.
What makes Néré stand out
The 3 things Néré does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Néré.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Néré than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and above compared French towns (22%). Children are 12% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
58median age
NéréCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Néré has higher unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3%
300 jobs are based in Néré, for 200 working residents (1.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €22,510 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in the town at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot8%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Néré, 1.3 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Néré than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.02/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 39 homes were sold in Néré. Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. That is the middle of 39 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,369/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente-Maritime.
€1,084/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Néré€1,084/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,092/m²
38
€8.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.37 to €10.12/m² a month)
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Néré
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Néré is a commune of 669 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
669 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
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.
