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Saint-Sulpice-d'ArnoultCharente-Maritime

It is a town of 924 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult falls below the line for grades. The median home sells for €2,004/m².

What makes Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult stand out

The one thing Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Sulpice
Église Saint-Sulpice · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult’s story

Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1924.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Boursicot, born in 1899, is the one person born in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1924First protected: Église Saint-Sulpice
  • 1925Most recently protected: Ancien château
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult.

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult are under 15, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

16% of residents are 65 or over, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. The middle age in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult is 39.1.

39.1median age
Saint-Sulpice-d'ArnoultCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult
Saint-Sulpice-d'ArnoultCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1523%12%17%
15–248.3%7.6%11%
25–4430%17%23%
45–6423%27%26%
65+16%36%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP35%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education24%27%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult: 19% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult is Église Saint-Sulpice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1924
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5%

Unemployment stood at 7.4%, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 450 residents in work, Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult has 100 jobs: 0.2 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,000 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult, 0.2 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

99.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

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

At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult, 98.0% passed the bac, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult99.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Saint-Louis PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège13499%+2 pts
Lycée privé La Salle Saint-Louis PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée12898%−1 pt
98%
passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate
99.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
2.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.25/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 40 homes in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult.

€2,004/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult€2,004/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,004/m²40
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.23 to €13.72/m² a month)
€7.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Tour de l'Isleau and 4 more in and around Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult

Heritage in and near Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Ancien château: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult

One notable person was born in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult.

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Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult’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 →
Saint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaint-AgnantÉchillaisTonnay-CharenteSaujonSaintesSaint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaint-AgnantÉchillaisTonnay-CharenteSaujonSaintesSaint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult924—————
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux2,8436.8—C+—A
Saint-Agnant2,7807.1—C+—B−
Échillais3,7658.6BCB+A−
Tonnay-Charente8,28910DC+C+C+
Saujon7,44010CB−BC+
Saintes25,36311CC+D−C+

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

About Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult is a commune of 924 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
924 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.3 sq mi (16.2 km²)
INSEE code
17408

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.