Église Saint-Victorin ou Saint-Victorinien: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars-les-Bois.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Villars-les-Bois than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
50.2median age
14% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of the town.
Villars-les-BoisCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education16%
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
History
Old homes shape Villars-les-Bois: 31% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Villars-les-Bois is Église Saint-Victorin ou Saint-Victorinien.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Villars-les-Bois run lower than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,010 a year per consumption unit
8%walk, cycle or take transit
8.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Villars-les-Bois has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The unemployment rate comes to 9.7%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Villars-les-Bois, 0.5 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Villars-les-Bois is a commune of 257 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
257 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.3 sq mi (8.6 km²)
INSEE code
17470
Villars-les-Bois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
