Sablonceaux’s best grade is for health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability (D−) — 16% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are weaker too — brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Sablonceaux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sablonceaux 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 Sablonceaux.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Sablonceaux works less well than 99% of compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 200 jobs are based in Sablonceaux, for 600 working residents (0.3 per worker). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,780 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Sablonceaux, 0.3 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Sablonceaux sees fewer deaths than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 66 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 149 deaths in Sablonceaux from 2016 to 2025; there were 99, 34% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Sablonceaux is Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur, 7.3 mi away.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sablonceaux · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur
11.6 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Sablonceaux costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.10/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,102/m²: 48 houses and apartments sold in Sablonceaux between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 48 homes were sold here.
€2,102/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sablonceaux€2,102/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,102/m²
48
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.60/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 26% of residents. Under 15: 16% of residents.
49.4median age
SablonceauxCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Sablonceaux keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sablonceaux is Dolmen effondré appelé La Pierre Levée de Berthegille. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sablonceaux
Is Sablonceaux safe?
Sablonceaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sablonceaux good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sablonceaux expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,102/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sablonceaux grades B+ for cost of living.
About Sablonceaux
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sablonceaux is a commune of 1,458 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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
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.
