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Some 2,843 people live in this town, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
People here tend to be in good health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,346/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. Walkability is its weak spot: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux 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.
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1909.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 5 general practitioners in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux. In Charente-Maritime, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 199 residents of Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux died, against 299 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
8.7% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 2.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,600 a year per consumption unit. 1,150 jobs are based in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux, for 1,150 working residents (1 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Line up the people of Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux by age and the one in the middle is 51.3.
52% women, 48% men
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.
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when just over one in ten homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux is Église Saint-Georges. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.02/m² a month, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.52/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux from July 2023 to June 2026: 85 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,346/m² | 85 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). In all, 15 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.6 violent offenses and 5.2 graded property crimes a year.
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 47.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée privé Notre-Dame de Recouvrance PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 57 | 96%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Château de Romefort: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0 · Église Saint-Georges: Photo: G.Garitan · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux.
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-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | — | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 4 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 7.6 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 13 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Saint-Agnant | 2,780 | 14 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 14 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 15 | B | C | B+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux is a commune of 2,843 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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.
