Schools do well (A−): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,048/m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1887.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1887First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
1987Most recently protected: Ancien prieuré Saint-Pierre
On the Culture ministry’s list, Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Salix · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré Saint-Pierre: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult.
Schools
99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult, 98.0% passed the bac, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult is Centre hospitalier Rochefort, 10.7 mi away. 187 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 240: 22% below. Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. This Charente-Maritime town has 6 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.2% of the town, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). 14% of residents are children under 15. Residents of Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult have a median age of 50.5.
Pont-l'Abbé-d'ArnoultCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
History
Old homes shape Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.12/m² a month
€2,048/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,048/m², comes from 71 sales of houses and apartments in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult€2,048/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,048/m²
71
€11.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €13.59/m² a month)
5.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult: 750, for 750 residents in work (1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,850 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult, 1 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult is a commune of 1,811 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
1,811 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code
17284
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult
Is Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult safe?
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns. 98% of 128 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé La Salle Saint-Louis in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,048/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult grades B− for cost of living.
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.
