Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 303 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Médard is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Médard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Barbezieux, in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, 2.5 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Médard.
20% of adults hold a degree, lower than both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Residents of Saint-Médard have a median age of 47.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Médard | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 11.9%, above Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. For its 100 residents in work, Saint-Médard has 100 jobs: 0.7 each. No commute at all: 3.8% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Médard, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than both Charente’s towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 83%−3 pts |
| Lycée Élie VinetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 159 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.46/m² a month. 6 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Médard from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Médard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Saint-Médard.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 4,726 | 2.4 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 3,550 | 7.5 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 4,357 | 10 | B+ | B+ | A+ | B |
| Jarnac | 4,486 | 12 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
| La Couronne | 7,765 | 14 | C | B | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard | 3,878 | 15 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Médard is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente. 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 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.