Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 13% of adults
50.8median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.8% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents. Typical age in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions: 50.8, the median.
Saint-Maurice-des-LionsCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stands at 12.0%. Jobs based in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions number 150, against 400 residents in work (0.4 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,580 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions, 0.4 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.63/m² a month
€7.63/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Maurice-des-Lions: 28 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.35/m² a month.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Maurice-des-Lions€7.63/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.45/m² a month)
€6.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Maurice-des-Lions is a commune of 892 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
Population
892 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
19.3 sq mi (50 km²)
INSEE code
16337
Saint-Maurice-des-Lions’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
