Is Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne is too small for the grades other French towns get. 14% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne stand out
The 2 things Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne.
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
56.1median age
11% are under 15, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 22% of adults.
Saint-Quantin-de-RançanneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.7% of commuters in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
2%walk, cycle or take transit
The jobless rate is 8.8%. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income is €25,030 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.29/m² a month
€10.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 8 homes were sold in Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne. House rents are put at about €8.53/m² a month.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne€10.29/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €12.59/m² a month)
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne is a commune of 274 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
274 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
17388
Saint-Quantin-de-Rançanne’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.