Rétaud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 11% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,791/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. Its strongest is health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Rétaud 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rétaud.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Rétaud is harder to get around on foot than 95% of compared French towns
3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 150 jobs are based in Rétaud, for 400 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €24,800 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Rétaud, 0.3 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 5% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Rétaud sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Charente-Maritime, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 83 deaths in Rétaud between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 104: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Rétaud is Ch de Saintonge Saintes, 6 mi away.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Rétaud · 5.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Those 65 and older account for 25% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.5% of residents.
47.9median age
RétaudCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Rétaud: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Rétaud has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Trojan. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Rétaud earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,791/m²: 40 houses and apartments sold in Rétaud between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.78/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.53/m² a month.
€1,791/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rétaud€1,791/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,791/m²
40
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.35 to €14.85/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Rétaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in the graded categories in Rétaud in 2025.
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Drug use0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rétaud
Is Rétaud safe?
Rétaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Rétaud expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,791/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rétaud grades B− for cost of living.
About Rétaud
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rétaud is a commune of 1,058 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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
Population
1,058 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole
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.
