Saint-Georges-d'Oléron grades low on several counts. The town grades D overall, better than 13% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #37 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Its weakest is safety: an average of 12.7 recorded violent incidents and 25.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 14.6% unemployment. At €3,594/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron. Schools are its strong suit — brevet results a point above the expected rate.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-d'Oléron 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.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008.
1931First protected: Église Saint-Georges
2008The protected historic area is created
2012Most recently protected: Ecluses à poissons des Sables-Vignier
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
La Maison Heureuse: Photo: X-Javier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Georges: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron.
Who lives here
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
59.4median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.2% of residents, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree. At 59.4, the median resident of Saint-Georges-d'Oléron sits in the middle of the age range.
Saint-Georges-d'OléronCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron records more crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
12.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
The graded crime recorded most in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 161 offenses recorded in the town.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Burglary34
Family violence25
Vehicle theft23
Sexual violence21
Other physical violence15
Theft from vehicles7
Theft without violence56
Fraud20
Drug use14
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
161
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
For cost of living, Saint-Georges-d'Oléron gets a C−
€3,594/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,594/m², comes from 413 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.63/m² a month, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.07/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron€3,594/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,662/m²
394
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.02 to €14.99/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
88.0%passed the brevetB+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.5 mi away. On results, collèges and lycées here come #17 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron has higher unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14.6%
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €25,140 a year per consumption unit, near both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 9.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Bicycle4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
800
jobs based in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron, 0.6 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron is Église Saint-Georges.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Georges-d'Oléron sees 85 deaths per 100 expected, against 89 in Charente-Maritime’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron. Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 695 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 664: 5% above.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Rochefort site St Pierre Oleron
15.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Saint Louis la Rochelle
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron is a commune of 4,067 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron. 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
4,067 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
17.9 sq mi (46.3 km²)
INSEE code
17337
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Georges-d'Oléron
Is Saint-Georges-d'Oléron safe?
It grades D for safety, #38 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Georges-d'Oléron good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #17 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Georges-d'Oléron expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,594/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-d'Oléron grades C− for cost of living.
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.
