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A town of 385 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Ternant is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Ternant does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ternant as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ternant. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Cordeliers2.6 km east, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Jean-d'Angély2.7 km east, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaufief2.6 km south, in MazerayFortFortTour de l'Horloge de Saint-Jean-d'Angély2.9 km east, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyMuseumMuseumMicro-Folie2.7 km east, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyAttractionAttractionArboretum1.8 km east, in Saint-Jean-d'AngélyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ternant.
People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. Children under 15 make up 12%, about level with Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and below compared French towns (17%). Half of Ternant is older than 56.9, half younger.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Ternant | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,450 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Ternant counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Vocational results within 5 km: 93% passed the bac pro, of 149 candidates at 2 lycées. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges TexierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 88%−3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis Audouin DubreuilNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 172 | 95%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Blaise PascalBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 73 | 92%+1 pt |
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.
The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Ternant: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ternant 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 Ternant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ternant | 385 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 1.8 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 14 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 14 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 15 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 15 | — | B− | — | C |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 16 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ternant is a commune of 385 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.