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Some 196 people live in this town, in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Poudenas has none. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things Poudenas does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Poudenas counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poudenas.
Over-65s are 38% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town, below both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 23% of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Poudenas | Lot-et-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 9.4% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Poudenas counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Poudenas holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.7 jobs each. The median disposable income is €22,390 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.1%, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (12.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Poudenas from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €6.73/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Poudenas. Best known first.
The list names few of Poudenas’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne église d'Arbussan: Photo: Julien de Marchi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poudenas yet.
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Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Poudenas is a commune of 196 people in the Communauté de communes Albret Communauté. 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 November 9, 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.