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In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 5,092 residents. 55% of residents are 65 or over.
Where it falls short is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on safety as well (D): an average of 6.8 recorded violent incidents and 26.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at D, better than a tenth of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #42 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Saint-Georges-de-Didonne does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 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.
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Saint-Georges-de-Didonne 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 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
5.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 55% of the population. Ages in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne split evenly at 67.3: half are older, half younger.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.3% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 8.6% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 55% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne sell for €4,286/m², houses for €3,860/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.37/m² a month, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 55% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,860/m² | 366 |
| Apartments | €4,286/m² | 301 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Saint-Georges-de-Didonne logged 153 recorded offenses. The town has 1,550 jobs for 1,200 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Of the graded crimes here, burglary came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.2 mi away. School results put the town #41 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 85%−6 pts |
| Lycée CordouanNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 351 | 94%−3 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie Saint-Jean-Baptiste PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 54 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is Phare du Port. Its heritage reaches back to the 20th century. 3.2% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
14.1% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 8.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,384 residents of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne died, against 1,288 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Its four care homes for older people (292 places) count their residents as Saint-Georges-de-Didonne’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Georges-de-Didonne can choose among 9 GPs. Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Heritage, other places to visit and gardens in and near Saint-Georges-de-Didonne. Best known first.
GardenPlanet Exotica3.2 km northwest, in RoyanAttractionAttractionParc de l'Estuairein townAttractionAttractionVilla Hélianthe3.2 km northwest, in RoyanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mons3.8 km northwest, in RoyanArt galleryArt galleryGalerie du Théâtre3.6 km northwest, in RoyanPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
5 notable people were born in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne.
Colette Besson: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Olivier Auriac: Alex-ch49, CC BY-SA 3.0
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-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | — | D | D | D | B− |
| Royan | 19,425 | 2.5 | C− | D | D | B |
| Médis | 3,157 | 2.9 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 3.3 | D− | D | D | C |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 3.5 | B− | C | A | B |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 4,013 | 4.1 | C | D | D | A− |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan | 3,446 | 4.5 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #34 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #41 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. 94% of 351 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Cordouan in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-de-Didonne grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne is a commune of 5,092 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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 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.