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The town, home to 400 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Froult has none. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. The median home sells for €1,976/m².
The 2 things Saint-Froult does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Froult as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Moëze, 1.5 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Froult is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Froult.
28% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. The middle age in Saint-Froult is 51.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Froult | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,830 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Froult has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. At the census, 5.7% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Froult from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,976/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Froult. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Froult yet.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Froult is a commune of 400 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
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-Froult | 400 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soubise | 3,316 | 2.4 | — | C | — | B− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 4.6 | D | C | D | C− |
| Fouras | 4,148 | 4.9 | D | D | C | C |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 5.1 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | 5.9 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 3,486 | 6.5 | B+ | C | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.