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Home to 444 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Préguillac: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Préguillac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Préguillac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
29% 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 Préguillac.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town. Children under 15 make up 16%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 32% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Préguillac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Préguillac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. For its 200 residents in work, Préguillac has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
The market in Préguillac: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Préguillac. Best known first.
Préguillac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Eulalie: Photo: Havang(nl) · CC0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Préguillac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préguillac | 444 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 5.2 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 5.3 | — | B− | — | C |
| Pons | 4,343 | 7.2 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 7.6 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 8.2 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 14 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Préguillac is a commune of 444 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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 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.