Graduates make up 32% of adults. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 18% of residents.

45.9median age

VénérandCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vénérand
	Vénérand	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	18%	12%	17%
15–24	7.3%	7.6%	11%
25–44	24%	17%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	25%	36%	22%
No diploma	13%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	32%	27%	30%

Full pageVénérand’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.9 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households340 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vénérand?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vénérand, 6.7%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Vénérand: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,580 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Vénérand, 0.3 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,580

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVénérand’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,580 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vénérand costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €8.13/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in Vénérand.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vénérand€10.09/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€10.09/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)

€8.13/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVénérand’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.09/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Maison des Aqueducs and 6 more in and around Vénérand

Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Vénérand. Best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMaison des Aqueducsin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Douhet3.6 km north, in Le Douhet ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Écoyeux4.8 km northeast, in Écoyeux MuseumMuseumMusée de la céramique saintongeaise3.5 km south, in La Chapelle-des-Pots Archaeological siteArchaeological siteGrand Font (Aqueduc de Saintes)2.9 km north, in Le Douhet MuseumMuseumAncien musée municipal de la Céramique3.6 km south, in La Chapelle-des-Pots

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vénérand

12pages on Vénérand

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Vénérand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Aqueduc gallo-romain de SaintesArchaeological site · Antiquity

Classé

Église Saint-MartialChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Le Douhet, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-VivienChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Écoyeux, 3.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-CézaireChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Césaire, 3.3 mi

Photo credits

Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vénérand

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vénérand yet.

How we find them →

Vénérand’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →

ChaniersSaintesSaint-Georges-des-CoteauxVal-de-CognacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyCognacVénérand

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vénérand	771	—	—	—	—	—
Chaniers	3,651	4	—	B⁻	—	C
Saintes	25,363	5.2	C	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	2,843	7.7	—	C⁺	—	A
Val-de-Cognac Charente	3,471	9.6	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Saint-Jean-d'Angély	6,784	11	C⁻	B	D⁻	C⁻
Cognac Charente	18,532	13	B	B⁺	D	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Vénérand

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vénérand is a commune of 771 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. 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: 771 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.7 km²)
INSEE code: 17462

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.