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Villars-en-PonsCharente-Maritime

The town, home to 583 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

583

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.29

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,480

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Villars-en-Pons a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Villars-en-Pons is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église Saint-Pallais · Classé · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Villars-en-Pons’ story

Villars-en-Pons in pictures

Villars-en-Pons 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 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Camille Nicolle, born in 1836, is the one person born in Villars-en-Pons before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1984First protected: Église Saint-Pallais

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars-en-Pons.

Who lives here

Few people in Villars-en-Pons are 65 or over: 20%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. 17% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.

47.1median age

Villars-en-PonsCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

20%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Villars-en-Pons
	Villars-en-Pons	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	17%	12%	17%
15–24	8.6%	7.6%	11%
25–44	22%	17%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	20%	36%	22%
No diploma	20%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	18%	18%
Higher education	18%	27%	30%

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Ages47.1 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad3.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villars-en-Pons?”

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

History

Old homes shape Villars-en-Pons: 20% 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.

Among the classé monuments in Villars-en-Pons is Église Saint-Pallais. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pallais 12th & 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

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Age of homes20% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Villars-en-Pons?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Villars-en-Pons than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%

The median disposable income was €24,480 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Villars-en-Pons number 50, against 300 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 4.0% of Villars-en-Pons’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Villars-en-Pons, 0.2 per working resident

10.1%

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

€24,480

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident Median income€24,480 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 4 mi away. For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Villars-en-Pons91.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège	Collège	105	91%+7 pts

91.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges91.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Villars-en-Pons costs less than in both Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.29/m² a month

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

The market in Villars-en-Pons: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.29/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villars-en-Pons€10.29/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€10.29/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.41 to €12.59/m² a month)

€8.53/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€10.29/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Villars-en-Pons

12pages on Villars-en-Pons

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi away Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Villars-en-Pons has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église Saint-PallaisChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th c. · in Jazennes, 1.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-LégerChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Saint-Léger, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-GrégoireChurch · 12th c. · in Tesson, 2.4 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pallais: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Villars-en-Pons

One notable person was born in Villars-en-Pons.

Their page →

Camille NicolleFrench politician · 1836–1913

Villars-en-Pons’ 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 →

GémozacPonsChaniersSaintesSaint-Georges-des-CoteauxSemussacVillars-en-Pons

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villars-en-Pons	583	—	—	—	—	—
Gémozac	3,052	3.7	A⁻	B⁺	A	C
Pons	4,343	4.1	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Chaniers	3,651	9.5	—	B⁻	—	C
Saintes	25,363	9.7	C	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	2,843	12	—	C⁺	—	A
Semussac	2,585	14	B⁻	C	A	B

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

About Villars-en-Pons

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villars-en-Pons is a commune of 583 people in the Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. 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: 583 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
INSEE code: 17469

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.