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SiecqCharente-Maritime

A town of 211 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Siecq a good place to live?

Siecq is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Siecq stand out

The 2 things Siecq does most differently from other towns.

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Siecq’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Siecq’s story

No historic monuments in Siecq

The Culture ministry lists no building in Siecq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is église Saint-Étienne, in Macqueville, 2.9 mi away.

55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Siecq.

Who lives here

Few people in Siecq are 15 to 24: 7.1%, fewer than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for nearly a third of residents. Typical age in Siecq: 53.3, the median.

53.3median age
SiecqCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

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.

Ages and diplomas in Siecq
SiecqCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1515%12%17%
15–247.1%7.6%11%
25–4418%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+32%36%22%
No diploma16%19%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education22%27%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Siecq are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.5% of commuters at the census. Jobs based in Siecq number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker). At the census, 11.0% of working residents in Siecq didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Siecq, 0.6 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Siecq costs less than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.09/m² a month

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

Sales in Siecq from July 2023 to June 2026: 15 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.24/m² a month.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Siecq€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Siecq

12pages on Siecq

Landmarks

Nothing in Siecq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Siecq

One notable person was born in Siecq.

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Siecq’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 →
RouillacVal-de-CognacJarnacCognacChâteaubernardLa BoixeRouillacVal-de-CognacJarnacCognacChâteaubernardLa BoixeSiecq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Siecq211—————
Rouillac Charente2,9197.1BAB−B
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,47110AA−A+B+
Jarnac Charente4,48611AB+C+B
Cognac Charente18,53212BB+DC+
Châteaubernard Charente3,87812A+B+B+A
La Boixe Charente2,84116AA−AC+

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

About Siecq

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Siecq is a commune of 211 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

Population
211 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
INSEE code
17427

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.