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Home to 1,299 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan’s strongest subject is cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is hard to get around without a car: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools, B− for health and B for jobs & income. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan 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-Germain-de-Lusignan has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieille porte de ville, in Jonzac, 1.2 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan 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-Germain-de-Lusignan.
Children are 13% of the town. People 65 and over make up 34% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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-Germain-de-Lusignan | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 9.2%. At the census, 6.6% 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%). 550 jobs are based in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, for 500 working residents (1.1 per worker).
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.
Sales in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.4 mi to the nearest one. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, 93.8% passed the bac, close to both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léopold DussaigneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 96 | 88%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean HyppoliteNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 182 | 94%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 148 deaths in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan from 2016 to 2025; there were 131, 12% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan is Centre hospitalier Jonzac, 1.5 mi away.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan. Best known first.
Theme parkLes Antilles de Jonzac2.8 km southeast, in JonzacMuseumMuseumMusée artisanal et rural4.6 km northwest, in ClionMuseumMuseumMusée archéologique des Carmes1.9 km east, in JonzacFortFortPorte de ville de Jonzac2 km southeast, in JonzacMuseumMuseumMoulin de chez Bret2.9 km southeast, in JonzacPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan yet.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan is a commune of 1,299 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
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-Germain-de-Lusignan | 1,299 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 1.1 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Pons | 4,343 | 9.7 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 12 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 13 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 14 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 4,726 | 15 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns. 94% of 182 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Hyppolite in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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 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.