Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents have reached 65. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.

49.2median age

VillexavierCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat27%

Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Villexavier
	Villexavier	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	17%	12%	17%
15–24	9.2%	7.6%	11%
25–44	15%	17%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	28%	36%	22%
No diploma	19%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	27%	18%	18%
Higher education	15%	27%	30%

Full pageVillexavier’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Villexavier?”

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

History

Villexavier keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villexavier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

12th c.

oldest protected part

2003

first monument protected

Full pageVillexavier’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Villexavier?”

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

Work & commute

Villexavier has lower unemployment than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 7.0%

The median disposable income was €23,490 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Villexavier number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.7 per worker). 4.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Villexavier, 0.7 per working resident

7.0%

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

€23,490

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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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,490 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 Villexavier costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.57/m² a month

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

Sales in Villexavier from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.

€9.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Villexavier€9.57/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€9.57/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €12.35/m² a month)

€7.54/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVillexavier’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Faye and 2 more in and around Villexavier

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Villexavier. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fayein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Simon-de-Bordes2.4 km north, in Saint-Simon-de-Bordes AttractionAttractionSite Escalade Les Roches4.7 km northwest, in Saint-Simon-de-Bordes

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Everything we know about Villexavier

12pages on Villexavier

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.3 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Villexavier, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Château de la FayeChâteau · 17th c.

Église Saint-ChristopheChurch · 12th & 13th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Villexavier

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

How we find them →

Villexavier’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 →

JonzacMontendreSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePonsBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireSaint-SavinVillexavier

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Villexavier	267	—	—	—	—	—
Jonzac	3,602	4.7	D	C⁺	D⁻	D
Montendre	3,222	6.5	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde	3,175	10	B⁻	B⁺	B⁻	C⁻
Pons	4,343	15	C⁻	B	C⁻	C⁺
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente	4,726	15	B⁻	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Savin Gironde	3,582	16	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺

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

About Villexavier

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Villexavier is a commune of 267 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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: 267 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code: 17476

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.