Where it does best is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. School results are strong: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability (C): 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Même-les-Carrières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Même-les-Carrières with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Même-les-Carrières.
HousingCost of living A
A home in Saint-Même-les-Carrières sells for €957/m², less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Même-les-Carrières: 30 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.42/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €10.82/m² a month, about level with Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€957/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Même-les-Carrières€957/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€957/m²
30
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €14.38/m² a month)
2.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Saint-Même-les-Carrières beat 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Même-les-Carrières, about level with Charente’s towns (88.8%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 9.4 mi away. A collège lies 3.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Saint-Même-les-Carrières’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Charente is 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Même-les-Carrières records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 106 residents of Saint-Même-les-Carrières died, against 103 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Même-les-Carrières is Hopitaux du Grand Cognac, 8.1 mi away.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Même-les-Carrières · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Même-les-Carrières has lower unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
At the census, 6.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Saint-Même-les-Carrières: 200, for 450 residents in work (0.4 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,840 a year per consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Saint-Même-les-Carrières, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Saint-Même-les-Carrières are 15 to 24: 8.5%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 22% of adults. 13% are under 15, lower than both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are just over a quarter of the population.
51.4median age
Saint-Même-les-CarrièresCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Même-les-Carrières: 36% 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 Saint-Même-les-Carrières is Dolmen dit la Pierre Levée. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Même-les-Carrières
Is Saint-Même-les-Carrières safe?
Saint-Même-les-Carrières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Même-les-Carrières good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Même-les-Carrières expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Même-les-Carrières grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Même-les-Carrières
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Même-les-Carrières is a commune of 1,023 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
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.
