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This town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 326.
Paillé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Paillé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Paillé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Oulmes, in Rives-de-Boutonne, 1.7 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paillé.
Aged 15 to 24: 7.3% of residents. 31% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 14% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Paillé | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 39% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Per resident in work, Paillé counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). The unemployment rate comes to 12.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 7 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de l'Ouche des CarmesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 74%−6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Paillé: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Paillé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Paillé yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paillé | 326 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 7 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 17 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Paillé is a commune of 326 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
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.