French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Taillebourg out for now. 13% of its homes are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,486/m².
What makes Taillebourg stand out
The 2 things Taillebourg does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taillebourg.
History
Old homes shape Taillebourg: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. Since 2007, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. Among the classé monuments in Taillebourg is Château de Taillebourg.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Taillebourg are under 15, more than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns
22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of the population. At 45.5, the median resident of Taillebourg sits in the middle of the age range.
45.5median age
TaillebourgCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
More people in Taillebourg are out of work than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.3%
The median disposable income was €24,360 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Taillebourg number 100, against 300 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 3.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Taillebourg, 0.3 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Taillebourg
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Taillebourg is a commune of 794 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
794 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
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.
