Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 533 in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Varaize is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Varaize does most differently from other towns.
Varaize has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
35% 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 Varaize.
14% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town. The middle age in Varaize is 53.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Varaize | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Varaize is Église Saint-Germain. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 4.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Varaize number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.7 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Varaize: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Varaize has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Germain: Photo: C.nico.c · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Varaize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varaize | 533 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 4.8 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 12 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Chaniers | 3,651 | 14 | — | B− | — | C |
| Saintes | 25,363 | 16 | C | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 16 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 2,843 | 17 | — | C+ | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Varaize is a commune of 533 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.