Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 182 residents, it is a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Puyrolland has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.
The one thing Puyrolland does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puyrolland, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
51% 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 Puyrolland.
15% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Puyrolland | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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 Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Puyrolland, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,860 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 11 homes were sold in Puyrolland.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Puyrolland has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: De Jaucourt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puyrolland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyrolland | 182 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 7 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 8.7 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 13 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 15 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 16 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puyrolland is a commune of 182 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.