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The town has 56 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Saleignes: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 37% of its housing. 47% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saleignes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saleignes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in Seigné, 4.1 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saleignes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saleignes.
17% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 6.9%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Saleignes has a median age of 64.5 years.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saleignes | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.4% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 1.7% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 47% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
18.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Saleignes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saleignes yet.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saleignes is a commune of 56 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saleignes | 56 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle Deux-Sèvres | 5,752 | 15 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 16 | B | A | B− | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 17 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Celles-sur-Belle Deux-Sèvres | 3,829 | 17 | A | A | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.