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Saint-Palais-de-NégrignacCharente-Maritime

A town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 410 people.

Population
410
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.87
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,290
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Pallais
Église Saint-Pallais · Inscrit · Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s story

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2000.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2000First protected: Église Saint-Pallais
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2000
first monument protected
Full pageSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes22% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 17% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.3% of the town. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac has a median age of 48.

48median age
Saint-Palais-de-NégrignacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac
Saint-Palais-de-NégrignacCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1517%12%17%
15–248.3%7.6%11%
25–4421%17%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+24%36%22%
No diploma26%19%19%
CAP or BEP38%29%26%
Baccalauréat12%18%18%
Higher education17%27%30%
Full pageSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages48 median age · 24% are 65 or overHouseholds190 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad1.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2%

Jobs located in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). 9.0% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €24,290 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving95%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac, 0.4 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€24,290 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

94.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 14.5 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.

94.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac94.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège La FontaineNearest collègeCollègeCollège4894%+5 pts
94.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
Collèges94.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.87/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 16 homes in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac.

€10.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac€10.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €13.64/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€10.87/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac

12pages on Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac
The big questions
SchoolsOne collège and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.6 mi awayHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors4% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 48History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église Saint-PallaisChurch · 15th c.
Classé
Dolmen dit La Pierre FolleDolmen · Prehistory · in Montguyon, 3.5 mi
Classé
Église Sainte-MadeleineChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Bors (Canton de Charente-Sud), 3.6 mi
Classé
Croix de l'ancien cimetièreCross · 14th & 15th c. · in Chantillac, 4.1 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pallais: Photo: Mj.galais · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
MontendreLaruscadeSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacSaint-SavinLa Roche-ChalaisBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireMontendreLaruscadeSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacSaint-SavinLa Roche-ChalaisBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireSaint-Palais-de-Négrignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac410—————
Montendre3,2229C+BC−C+
Laruscade Gironde2,81112—B—B−
Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde2,58613C−C+B+D−
Saint-Savin Gironde3,58214B−B−A−C+
La Roche-Chalais Dordogne3,06014B−B+A−D
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente4,72614B−B+C−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Palais-de-Négrignac is a commune of 410 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

Population
410 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
INSEE code
17378

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.