Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
796 residents make their home in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pessines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pessines, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pessines.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 count for just over a tenth of the people here. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Pessines | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Pessines number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,880 a year.
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.
For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Edgar QuinetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 159 | 80%−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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 25 homes were sold in Pessines. A house rents for an estimated €9.04/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Pessines. Best known first.
Pessines has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pessines yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pessines is a commune of 796 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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.