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With 326 residents, it is a town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

326

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.91

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

Median income

€27,870

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 Graves-Saint-Amant a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Graves-Saint-Amant has none.

Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Graves-Saint-Amant’s story

Graves-Saint-Amant in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Graves-Saint-Amant counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1986First protected: Église Saint-Martin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Graves-Saint-Amant.

History

Old homes shape Graves-Saint-Amant: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Graves-Saint-Amant is Église Saint-Martin. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Martin 12th & 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1986

first monument protected

Full pageGraves-Saint-Amant’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Graves-Saint-Amant?”

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

Who lives here

Graves-Saint-Amant has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.

53median age

Graves-Saint-AmantCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

23%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Graves-Saint-Amant
	Graves-Saint-Amant	Charente median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	5%	9.6%	11%
25–44	20%	21%	23%
45–64	38%	26%	26%
65+	23%	28%	22%
No diploma	22%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	25%	30%

Full pageGraves-Saint-Amant’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2 people per household Born abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Graves-Saint-Amant?”

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

Work & commute

Graves-Saint-Amant is better off than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,870 a year per consumption unit

8.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.8% of commuters at the census. Graves-Saint-Amant holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

100

jobs based in Graves-Saint-Amant, 0.8 per working resident

8.1%

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

€27,870

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageGraves-Saint-Amant’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€27,870 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Graves-Saint-Amant is €10.91/m² a month

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

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Graves-Saint-Amant from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Graves-Saint-Amant€10.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€10.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)

€7.42/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGraves-Saint-Amant’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac and 7 more in and around Graves-Saint-Amant

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Graves-Saint-Amant. Best known first.

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AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac2.4 km north, in Bassac Archaeological siteArchaeological siteSite paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente1.1 km southeast, in Angeac-Charente ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Triac4.3 km north, in Triac-Lautrait ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vibrac2.4 km east, in Vibrac Water parkWater parkPlanet Ski3.8 km northwest, in Saint-Même-les-Carrières ChâteauChâteauChâteau Barraud3.5 km southwest, in Bouteville

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Graves-Saint-Amant

12pages on Graves-Saint-Amant

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.2 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing5 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors24% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Graves-Saint-Amant has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

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

Classé

Église Saint-SigismondChurch · 12th c. · in Saint-Simon, 1.1 mi

Classé

ancienne abbaye Saint-ÉtienneAbbey · 13th–18th c. · in Bassac, 1.5 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit la Pierre LevéeDolmen · Prehistory · in Saint-Même-les-Carrières, 3 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Graves-Saint-Amant

One notable person was born in Graves-Saint-Amant.

Their page →

Albert NaudFrench lawyer · 1904–1977

Graves-Saint-Amant’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 →

Châteauneuf-sur-CharenteJarnacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheFléacLa CouronneSaint-MichelGraves-Saint-Amant

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Graves-Saint-Amant	326	—	—	—	—	—
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente	3,550	3.7	A	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Jarnac	4,486	4.8	A	B⁺	C⁺	B
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe	4,357	7.7	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺	B
Fléac	3,861	9.3	A	A⁻	A⁺	C⁻
La Couronne	7,765	9.7	C	B	D	C⁺
Saint-Michel	3,196	9.9	B	B	C	B

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

About Graves-Saint-Amant

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Graves-Saint-Amant is a commune of 326 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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: 326 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.5 sq mi (9 km²)
INSEE code: 16297

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.