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A town of 437 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Rouffignac has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Rouffignac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rouffignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
28% 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 Rouffignac.
Aged 15 to 24: 8.9% of residents. 13% are under 15, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Rouffignac is 50.9 years old.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Rouffignac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in Rouffignac; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €24,010 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 200 residents in work, Rouffignac has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. No commute at all: 5.5% of working residents in the town at the census.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Rouffignac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rouffignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Vivien: Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Rouffignac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffignac | 437 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 4.2 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 7.5 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 8.5 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 13 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 14 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 16 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rouffignac is a commune of 437 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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 October 30, 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.