Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nieul-le-Virouil.
History
Old homes shape Nieul-le-Virouil: 36% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Nieul-le-Virouil is Église Saint-Séverin. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Nieul-le-Virouil hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
Children under 15 make up 16%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.1% of the population.
48.6median age
Nieul-le-VirouilCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Nieul-le-Virouil walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%
For its 250 residents in work, Nieul-le-Virouil has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,400 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 12.6%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Nieul-le-Virouil, 0.3 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Nieul-le-Virouil
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nieul-le-Virouil is a commune of 573 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
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.