Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan’s best grade is for safety — an average of 2 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Households here earn well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than 73% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #8 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan 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-Sulpice · Classé · Photo: William Scot · CC BY-SA 2.5
Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan’s story
Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Temple protestant: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: William Scot · CC BY-SA 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan.
Who lives here
An older town: 40% of people in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan are 65 or over, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
58.7median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Typical age in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan: 58.7, the median.
Saint-Sulpice-de-RoyanCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
40%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
Safety
For crime per resident, Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan sits below 97% of compared French towns
2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan comes 3rd of the 44 compared towns in Charente-Maritime on the Safety Grade. Its tally for 2025: 35 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Burglary12
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 23.4% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan costs more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.67/m² a month
€2,861/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
126 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,861/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 126 homes were sold locally. The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan€2,861/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,869/m²
119
€13.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.68 to €17.50/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.34/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Only 2.8% of commuters in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €27,250 a year per consumption unit, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: 5.0% of working residents in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,050
jobs based in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan, 0.9 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
96.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate
96.5%passed the brevetBSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan, 84.0% passed the bac, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (93.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest lycée for the general bac is 3.4 mi off. On results, collèges and lycées here come #19 of 44 in Charente-Maritime.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2005
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3.5% of the total, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2005. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Sulpice.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan run lower than in 58% of compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 527 deaths in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan from 2016 to 2025; there were 538, 2% more. Its care home for older people (84 places) counts its residents as Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. There are 5 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gcs Urgences Pays Royannais Pasteur
17.9 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-Sulpice-de-Royan is a commune of 3,446 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
3,446 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.1 sq mi (20.9 km²)
INSEE code
17409
Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan’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-Sulpice-de-Royan
Is Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan good?
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #19 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,861/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan grades C− 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.
