Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 620 residents.
Saint-Vaize is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Vaize as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Taillebourg, in Taillebourg, 1.6 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Vaize.
People 65 and over make up 25% of the town. 7.5% of residents are 15 to 24, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Saint-Vaize is 47.7 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Vaize | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 8.6% are unemployed. 50 jobs are based in Saint-Vaize, for 250 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,770 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.88/m² a month. 25 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Vaize from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Vaize. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Vaize is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Vaize yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vaize | 620 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 4.7 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 4.8 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 6.5 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 10 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 14 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 16 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Vaize is a commune of 620 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.