Is Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente a good place to live?
Jobs & income is its weak spot — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: just over three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,913/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. Health is weaker too (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente 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-Nazaire-sur-Charente 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%
9.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 2.0% of working residents in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente to work at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,980 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente has fewer young adults than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.
51.9median age
Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente run higher than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 107 residents of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente died, against 116 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 92 per 100 expected, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (89) and higher than compared French towns (88).
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Rochefort
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,913/m², comes from 54 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente 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). Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.34/m² a month.
€1,913/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente€1,913/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,913/m²
54
€11.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.02 to €14.99/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,210
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Is Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente safe?
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,913/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente grades B− for cost of living.
About Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a commune of 1,210 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Rochefort Océan. 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
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.
