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Saint-EugèneCharente-Maritime

A town of 288 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Eugène a good place to live?

Saint-Eugène is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Eugène
Église Saint-Eugène · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Eugène’s story

Saint-Eugène in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Eugène; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Eugène
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Eugène.

History

Saint-Eugène keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Eugène; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Saint-Eugène, above Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.7% of the town. Among adults, 18% have a degree.

44.5median age
Saint-EugèneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education18%

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-Eugène
Saint-EugèneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1521%12%17%
15–247.7%7.6%11%
25–4422%17%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+20%36%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP36%29%26%
Baccalauréat24%18%18%
Higher education18%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Saint-Eugène has lower unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

At the census, 5.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Saint-Eugène has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,620 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Eugène, 0.7 per working resident
2.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away. General-bac pupils go 6.6 mi to the nearest lycée.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Eugène96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Arlette GuiradoNearest collègeCollègeCollège7796%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
1.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Eugène than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.10/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.42/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Saint-Eugène.

€10.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Eugène€10.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)
€7.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Eugène

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Landmarks

Saint-Eugène has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Eugène: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Eugène

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Eugène yet.

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Saint-Eugène’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 →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireJonzacChâteaubernardChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteCognacJarnacBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJonzacChâteaubernardChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteCognacJarnacSaint-Eugène
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Eugène288—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente4,7266.5B−B+C−C+
Jonzac3,6028.6DC+D−D
Châteaubernard Charente3,87812A+B+B+A
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente Charente3,55013AA−A−C+
Cognac Charente18,53213BB+DC+
Jarnac Charente4,48614AB+C+B

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

About Saint-Eugène

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Eugène is a commune of 288 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
288 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.5 km²)
INSEE code
17326

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.