Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
204 residents make their home in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Taillant has none.
Taillant has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taillant.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Taillant has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Under 15: 16% of residents. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Ages in Taillant split evenly at 47.8: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Taillant | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,430 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 5.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Robert CellerierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 67 | 93%+4 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.
Taillant recorded 8 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Taillant has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Dosto · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Taillant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillant | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 5.8 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 10 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 11 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 12 | — | B− | — | C |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 13 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 15 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Taillant is a commune of 204 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
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.