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Some 109 people live in this town, in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Villiers-Couture is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a fifth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
The 2 things Villiers-Couture does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villiers-Couture, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
42% 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 Villiers-Couture.
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People 65 and over make up 35% of the town, close to Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and above compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Villiers-Couture | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 11% | 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.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Villiers-Couture, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €19,250 a year per consumption unit, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Villiers-Couture number 150, against 50 residents in work (4.3 per worker). No commute at all: 11.8% of working residents here at the census.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Villiers-Couture.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villiers-Couture has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Jon Lanthanberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villiers-Couture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-Couture | 109 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 14 | B | A | B− | B |
| Melle Deux-Sèvres | 5,752 | 16 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 17 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 18 | C− | B | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villiers-Couture is a commune of 109 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 November 9, 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.