Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 2,780 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Agnant’s strongest is schools (A): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,149/m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Agnant has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Saint-Agnant does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Agnant 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.
Saint-Agnant has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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Saint-Agnant has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1941.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Agnant.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #9 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 126 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a quarter of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 9.9% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Agnant | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up just over a tenth of the total, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Agnant is Ancienne abbaye de Montierneuf. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,149/m²: 89 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Agnant between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.63/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.30/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,205/m² | 87 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Saint-Agnant. Its care home for older people (85 places) counts its residents as Saint-Agnant’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. 386 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 325: 19% above. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Agnant is Centre hospitalier Rochefort, 6.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
At the census, 6.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,720 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Agnant. Best known first.
MuseumMaison du Transbordeur3.2 km north, in ÉchillaisAttractionAttractionPigeonnier de Montierneufin townAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Trizay3.5 km east, in TrizayMuseumMuseumMusée du jouet ancien3.2 km north, in ÉchillaisMuseumMuseumAbbaye de Trizay3.5 km northeast, in TrizayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Saint-Agnant has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye de Montierneuf: Photo: Salix · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Agnant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 2.3 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Soubise | 3,316 | 4.4 | — | C | — | B− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 5.1 | D | C | D | C− |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 6.4 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 6,163 | 7.7 | B− | C | B− | C+ |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 3,486 | 9.2 | B+ | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Agnant has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #9 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,149/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Agnant grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Agnant is a commune of 2,780 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.