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407 people call this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a fifth of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Germain-du-Seudre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Champagnolles, 2.3 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre 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-du-Seudre.
Degrees are held by 23% of adults, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Under-15s account for 14% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Germain-du-Seudre | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,980 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Germain-du-Seudre has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 5.7% of working residents in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saint-Germain-du-Seudre.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Germain-du-Seudre is a commune of 407 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-du-Seudre | 407 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gémozac | 3,052 | 3.3 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Pons | 4,343 | 7.7 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Semussac | 2,585 | 13 | B− | C | A | B |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 13 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 13 | D− | D | D | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 16 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.