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PlassacCharente-Maritime

A town of 677 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
677
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.57
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,820
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Plassac a good place to live?

Plassac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge)
Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge) · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Plassac’s story

Plassac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Plassac: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1910.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1910First protected: Église Saint-Laurent
  • 2003Most recently protected: Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plassac.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Plassac hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Typical age in Plassac: 47.5, the median.

47.5median age
PlassacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Plassac
PlassacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–2411%7.6%11%
25–4419%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+26%36%22%
No diploma22%19%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education15%27%30%
Full pagePlassac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.5 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds300 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad2.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Plassac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Plassac keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Plassac is Église Saint-Laurent. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0
12th c.
oldest protected part
1910
first monument protected
Full pagePlassac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Plassac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Plassac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

Per resident in work, Plassac counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 300 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,820 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents locally at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
On foot0%
150
jobs based in Plassac, 0.5 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePlassac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€23,820 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.8 mi away. The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Plassac87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice ChastangNearest collègeCollègeCollège6087%−3 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pagePlassac’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges87.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Plassac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Sales in Plassac from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plassac€9.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.35/m² a month)
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePlassac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Plassac and 2 more in and around Plassac

Heritage in and near Plassac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plassacin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Tenaille2.5 km southeast, in Saint-Sigismond-de-ClermontChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Tenaille2.5 km southeast, in Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plassac

13pages on Plassac
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi awayHousing21 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute150 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.5History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Plassac: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Saint-LaurentChurch · 12th c.
Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge)Château · 18th c.
Photo credits

Église Saint-Laurent: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0 · Château de Plassac (également sur commune de Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge): Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plassac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Plassac yet.

How we find them →

Plassac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
JonzacPonsGémozacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeMontendreJonzacPonsGémozacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondeMontendrePlassac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Plassac677—————
Jonzac3,6026.6DC+D−D
Pons4,3438.3C−BC−C+
Gémozac3,0529.1A−B+AC
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,17512B−B+B−C−
Montendre3,22215C+BC−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Plassac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Plassac is a commune of 677 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

Population
677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6 sq mi (15.6 km²)
INSEE code
17279

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.