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In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 1,780 residents.
At the median price of €2,461/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 16.7% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a third of homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Port-des-Barques 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.
The 2 things Port-des-Barques does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Port-des-Barques 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.
Port-des-Barques has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Port-des-Barques; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-des-Barques.
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 5% of the population. Children are a tenth of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Port-des-Barques | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Port-des-Barques. After the care-home adjustment, Port-des-Barques’ deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88) alike. France’s death rates at each age would predict 239 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 232, 3% fewer. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Charente-Maritime is 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,461/m², comes from 126 sales of houses and apartments in Port-des-Barques from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest. The estimated advertised rent is €11.63/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,461/m² | 122 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. 6.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 6.2% 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%). The median disposable income was €26,060 a year per consumption unit, in line with Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Port-des-Barques. Best known first.
FortFort de Fouras4.7 km north, in Fouras
MuseumMusée régional de Fouras4.7 km north, in FourasChâteauChâteauLa Redoutein townMuseumMuseumÉcomusée L'huître et son environnementin townChâteauChâteauFort Lupin3.8 km east, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharentePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Port-des-Barques has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Villa les Tourelles: Photo: Tux-Man · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Port-des-Barques 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-des-Barques | 1,780 | — | — | C | — | C |
| Fouras | 4,148 | 2.9 | D | D | C | C |
| Soubise | 3,316 | 3.7 | — | C | — | B− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 5.3 | D | C | D | C− |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 6.7 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 3,486 | 7.6 | B+ | C | A− | C+ |
| Le Château-d'Oléron | 4,366 | 7.7 | B | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Port-des-Barques has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,461/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Port-des-Barques grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Port-des-Barques is a commune of 1,780 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.