Le Grand-Madieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Le Grand-Madieu stand out
The 2 things Le Grand-Madieu does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Grand-Madieu.
Who lives here
Le Grand-Madieu has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8% are 15 to 24
10% are under 15, lower than both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Le Grand-Madieu has a median age of 59. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
59median age
Le Grand-MadieuCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 120 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Le Grand-Madieu keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Le Grand-Madieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Le Grand-Madieu than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,730 a year per consumption unit
1.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment runs at 10.0%.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Le Grand-Madieu, 0.2 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Le Grand-Madieu
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Grand-Madieu is a commune of 153 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
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.
