Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest is walkability (D−). Buying 70 m² at the median €1,985/m² takes 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge. It lags on jobs & income as well — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Nieul-lès-Saintes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Nieul-lès-Saintes with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nieul-lès-Saintes.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Nieul-lès-Saintes works less well than 99% of compared French towns
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.2% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 6.8%, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Nieul-lès-Saintes, 0.3 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Nieul-lès-Saintes sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 77 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Charente-Maritime is 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 75 deaths in Nieul-lès-Saintes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Nieul-lès-Saintes is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 3.9 mi away.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Nieul-lès-Saintes · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
3.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Under 15: 15% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of residents, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
50.5median age
Nieul-lès-SaintesCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Nieul-lès-Saintes cost less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,985/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.10/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month. Nieul-lès-Saintes recorded 34 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,985/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nieul-lès-Saintes€1,985/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,985/m²
34
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.60/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Nieul-lès-Saintes keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Nieul-lès-Saintes is Église Saint-Martin. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Nieul-lès-Saintes counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Nieul-lès-Saintes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.5 (2023–2025 average). Sexual violence topped the graded crimes in Nieul-lès-Saintes (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Château de Nieul-lès-Saintes and 3 more in and around Nieul-lès-Saintes
Heritage in and near Nieul-lès-Saintes. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nieul-lès-Saintes
Is Nieul-lès-Saintes safe?
Nieul-lès-Saintes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Nieul-lès-Saintes expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nieul-lès-Saintes grades B for cost of living.
About Nieul-lès-Saintes
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nieul-lès-Saintes is a commune of 1,186 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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.
