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Saint-Bonnet-sur-GirondeCharente-Maritime

859 residents make their home in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde a good place to live?

Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 16% of homes here are second homes. The median price paid is €1,046/m². Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.

What makes Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde stand out

The 3 things Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde’s story

No historic monuments in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin du Petit-Niort, in Mirambeau, 3.6 mi away.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde.

Who lives here

Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 12%, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.5% of residents. Graduates make up 13% of adults.

59.4median age
Saint-Bonnet-sur-GirondeCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde
Saint-Bonnet-sur-GirondeCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1512%12%17%
15–245.5%7.6%11%
25–4417%17%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+41%36%22%
No diploma31%19%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education13%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,100 a year per consumption unit

6.9% 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. Unemployment is 6.8%. Per resident in work, Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde counts 0.8 jobs (250 jobs, 300 workers).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde, 0.8 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 37 homes in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde. A house rents for an estimated €8.21/m² a month.

€1,046/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde€1,046/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,046/m²37
€9.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.35/m² a month)
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde

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Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde

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Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
Saint-Ciers-sur-GirondePauillacJonzacMontendreLesparre-MédocGémozacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePauillacJonzacMontendreLesparre-MédocGémozacSaint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde859—————
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde3,1754.3B−B+B−C−
Pauillac Gironde5,19012C−BDC−
Jonzac3,60212DC+D−D
Montendre3,22212C+BC−C+
Lesparre-Médoc Gironde5,87214DC+DC−
Gémozac3,05215A−B+AC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Bonnet-sur-Gironde is a commune of 859 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

Population
859 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12 sq mi (31.1 km²)
INSEE code
17312

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 9, 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.