Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pisany.
History
Pisany keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pisany, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 7.5%.
44.5median age
PisanyCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. 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
Only 3.0% of commuters in Pisany go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
The jobless rate is 8.7%. Jobs based in Pisany number 250, against 350 residents in work (0.7 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,730 a year.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
250
jobs based in Pisany, 0.7 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,730
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
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pisany than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €2,182/m², below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€3,369/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Pisany recorded 33 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,182/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pisany€2,182/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,182/m²
33
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.60/m² a month)
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Pisany
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pisany is a commune of 759 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
Population
759 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
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.