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Home to 523 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Puy-du-Lac is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puy-du-Lac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Les Nouillers, 4.2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puy-du-Lac.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Puy-du-Lac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Puy-du-Lac didn’t travel to work at all. Half of residents lived on more than €25,470 a year per consumption unit, about level with both 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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.2 mi off. General-bac pupils go 10.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marcel PagnolNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Puy-du-Lac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Puy-du-Lac. Best known first.
Nothing in Puy-du-Lac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puy-du-Lac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-du-Lac | 523 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 6.9 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 10 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 11 | D | C | D | C− |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 11 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 11 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | 11 | — | C+ | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puy-du-Lac is a commune of 523 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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.