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VouhéCharente-Maritime

In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 674 residents.

Population

674

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€1,791

per m² · 31 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€11.19

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

Median income

€24,840

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 Vouhé a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Vouhé out for now. The median price paid is €1,791/m².

What makes Vouhé stand out

The one thing Vouhé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median price per m²

Housing

€1,791/m²

Median sale price, 26% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

31 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption · Inscrit · Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vouhé’s story

Vouhé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vouhé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean de Limur, born in 1887, is the one person born in Vouhé before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1928First protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vouhé.

History

Old homes shape Vouhé: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vouhé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1928

first monument protected

Full pageVouhé’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vouhé?”

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 16% of the population.

44.7median age

VouhéCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vouhé
	Vouhé	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	16%	12%	17%
15–24	11%	7.6%	11%
25–44	24%	17%	23%
45–64	27%	27%	26%
65+	22%	36%	22%
No diploma	13%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	18%	18%
Higher education	29%	27%	30%

Full pageVouhé’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages44.7 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households270 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vouhé?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vouhé, 8.4%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

5.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 300 residents in work, Vouhé has 100 jobs: 0.3 each. The median disposable income was €24,840 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Vouhé, 0.3 per working resident

8.4%

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

€24,840

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVouhé’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,840 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 Vouhé costs less than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.19/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.61/m² a month. The market in Vouhé: 31 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,791/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Vouhé€1,791/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,791/m²	31

€11.19/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.13 to €13.71/m² a month)

€9.61/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVouhé’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.19/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,791/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vouhé

12pages on Vouhé

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,791/m² · rent €11.19/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 14.7 mi away Housing31 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Ruines de l'église Saint-LaurentChurch · 12th c. · in Bouhet, 3 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th & 12th c. · in Surgères, 3.9 mi

Classé

Tumulus B et C de Champ-ChâlonBurial mound · Prehistory · in Benon, 5.9 mi

Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Patrick Despoix · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Vouhé

One notable person was born in Vouhé.

Their page →

Jean de LimurFrench actor and director (1887-1976)

Vouhé’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 →

SurgèresAigrefeuille-d'AunisMauzé-sur-le-MignonSaint-Jean-de-LiversayLa JarrieSainte-SoulleVouhé

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vouhé	674	—	—	—	—	—
Surgères	6,897	3.8	C⁻	C⁺	D	C⁺
Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis	4,677	6.7	B⁺	C⁻	A	B⁻
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres	2,941	7.2	A⁺	A⁻	A	B
Saint-Jean-de-Liversay	3,063	9.2	—	C	—	A
La Jarrie	3,458	10	—	C	—	B⁺
Sainte-Soulle	5,034	11	—	C⁻	—	A⁻

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

About Vouhé

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vouhé is a commune of 674 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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: 674 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Aunis Sud
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 6.1 sq mi (15.8 km²)
INSEE code: 17482

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.