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With 161 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Polignac falls below the line for grades. 13% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Polignac does most differently from other towns.
Polignac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Polignac.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Polignac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 12% of the town. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Polignac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €24,050 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.8% 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%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Polignac. House rents are put at about €7.54/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Polignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Caprais: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Polignac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polignac | 161 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 4.6 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 11 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 12 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 12 | — | B | — | B− |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 13 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Cézac Gironde | 2,727 | 14 | — | C | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Polignac is a commune of 161 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
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.