Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pérignac.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Pérignac hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 22%
28% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52median age
PérignacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Pérignac, 8.1%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Pérignac has 300 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.7 per worker. At the census, 4.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,390 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
300
jobs based in Pérignac, 0.7 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,390
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
A home in Pérignac sells for €1,432/m², less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.96/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.13/m² a month. The market in Pérignac: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,432/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pérignac€1,432/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,432/m²
31
€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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pérignac
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pérignac is a commune of 965 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.
