Port-d'Envaux’s best grade is for health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,627/m² takes 4.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Port-d'Envaux 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 Port-d'Envaux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-d'Envaux.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Port-d'Envaux is harder to get around on foot than 96% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €24,790 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Also worth knowing: the unemployment rate comes to 9.8%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Port-d'Envaux, 0.3 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Port-d'Envaux’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
102 deaths in Port-d'Envaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 127: 20% below. At birth, a girl in Charente-Maritime can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Port-d'Envaux is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 5.3 mi away.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Port-d'Envaux · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The 15-to-24 age group: 8%, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 31% have a degree. Port-d'Envaux has a median age of 51.3.
51.3median age
Port-d'EnvauxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HousingCost of living B
A home in Port-d'Envaux sells for €1,627/m², less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.02/m² a month, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €7.88/m² a month. 56 houses and apartments changed hands in Port-d'Envaux from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,627/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Port-d'Envaux€1,627/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,627/m²
56
€11.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.88 to €13.69/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.88/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
History
Old homes shape Port-d'Envaux: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Port-d'Envaux; none is classé, France’s top protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Port-d'Envaux
Is Port-d'Envaux safe?
Port-d'Envaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Port-d'Envaux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Port-d'Envaux grades B for cost of living.
About Port-d'Envaux
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Port-d'Envaux is a commune of 1,188 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
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.
