Saint-Romain-de-Benet’s strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D−). 11% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Romain-de-Benet 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-Romain-de-Benet 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.
Église Saint-Romain · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Saint-Romain-de-Benet’s story
Saint-Romain-de-Benet in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Romain-de-Benet: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Romain-de-Benet: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Tour de Pirelongue: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp dit de César: Photo: Jacques DASSIÉ · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-de-Benet.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Saint-Romain-de-Benet works less well than 99% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,400 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.5% of people in the labour force have no job.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
300
jobs based in Saint-Romain-de-Benet, 0.4 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
A home in Saint-Romain-de-Benet sells for €1,959/m², less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
€1,959/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.10/m² a month, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€12.46/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 62 homes were sold in Saint-Romain-de-Benet.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Romain-de-Benet€1,959/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,941/m²
60
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.09 to €12.60/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Romain-de-Benet are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
50.5median age
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. 23% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Saint-Romain-de-Benet split evenly at 50.5: half are older, half younger.
Saint-Romain-de-BenetCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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 B
Saint-Romain-de-Benet records 84 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 89 in Charente-Maritime’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 266 residents of Saint-Romain-de-Benet died, against 253 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-de-Benet is Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur, 8.3 mi away. At birth, a girl in Charente-Maritime can expect 85.5 years and a boy 79.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Romain-de-Benet · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur
10.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch de Saintonge Saintes
85.5 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente-Maritime, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Romain-de-Benet is a commune of 1,801 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. 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
1,801 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12.8 sq mi (33 km²)
INSEE code
17393
Saint-Romain-de-Benet’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Romain-de-Benet
Is Saint-Romain-de-Benet safe?
Saint-Romain-de-Benet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Romain-de-Benet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Romain-de-Benet grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
