At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 17% of its housing. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin stand out
The 2 things Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Palais · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin’s story
Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin: 1 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 1913.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
52median age
Saint-Palais-de-PhiolinCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,450 a year per consumption unit
3.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 6.9%, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin has 50 jobs: 0.6 each.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin, 0.6 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin is a commune of 214 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
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.
