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Population 381: a town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Souméras has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Souméras does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Souméras as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Salignac-de-Mirambeau, 4.2 mi away.
14% 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 Souméras.
Aged 15 to 24: 7.6% of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). Line up the people of Souméras by age and the one in the middle is 53.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Souméras | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Souméras: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,330 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 2.6% of Souméras’ working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 10 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Samuel DuménieuNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 87 | 93%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Souméras.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, family days out and heritage in and near Souméras. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montendre1.8 km southeast, in Montendre
MuseumMusée d'art et de traditions populaires de Montendre2.1 km southeast, in MontendreWater parkWater parkMTD WakePark3.9 km southeast, in MontendreWater parkWater parkBassin Ludique4.1 km southeast, in MontendreArt galleryArt galleryMarie's Pastel's Paintings1.8 km southeast, in MontendreMuseumMuseumMicro-Folie2.1 km southeast, in MontendrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Souméras 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 Souméras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souméras | 381 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 1.5 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 9 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 10 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 11 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 11 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 13 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Souméras is a commune of 381 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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 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.