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A town of 747 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Puyravault has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puyravault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'église Saint-Laurent, in Bouhet, 2.8 mi away.
23% 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 Puyravault.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents. Ages in Puyravault split evenly at 40.9: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Puyravault | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Puyravault has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.1 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.8% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €26,360 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Houses were 96% of what sold. The market in Puyravault: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Puyravault is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Puyravault as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyravault | 747 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 3.9 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 5.8 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 8.2 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| La Jarrie | 3,458 | 9.2 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 3,063 | 9.6 | — | C | — | A |
| Sainte-Soulle | 5,034 | 11 | — | C− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puyravault is a commune of 747 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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.