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It is a town of 2,585 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Semussac’s weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. At B− overall, Semussac is better than 47% of compared French towns and ranks #22 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,781/m²: 70 m² comes to 7.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Royan Atlantique. Crime is low: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Semussac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Semussac 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Semussac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Médis, 3.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Semussac.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 32 offenses in Semussac in 2025. More of the graded crimes here were family violence than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (22.8% 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.
8.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €24,770 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Semussac didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Aged 15 to 24: 7.4% of residents. 30% of residents are 65 or over, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Semussac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
103 sales of houses and apartments in Semussac, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,781/m². Houses accounted for 99% of sales, apartments for the rest. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €10.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,782/m² | 102 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Semussac records 86 deaths per 100 expected, near both Charente-Maritime’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 246 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 211, 14% fewer. Life expectancy in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nothing in Semussac 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 Semussac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semussac | 2,585 | — | B− | C | A | B |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 3,180 | 3.1 | D− | D | D | C |
| Médis | 3,157 | 3.5 | B− | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 5,092 | 3.5 | D | D | D | B− |
| Saujon | 7,440 | 5 | C | B− | B | C+ |
| Royan | 19,425 | 5.6 | C− | D | D | B |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan | 3,446 | 6.5 | B+ | C− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #6 of 44 in Charente-Maritime. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 12 burglaries and 8 acts of criminal damage.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,781/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.78/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Semussac grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Semussac is a commune of 2,585 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
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 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.