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Saintes
Large city · 17100 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
25 363
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 456 €
📈 -11% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 18.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Saintes — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield35
🌳 Quality of life92
📊 Dynamism99
💸 Affordability28
🛡️ Safety5
⚡ Energy rating64
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 186 Transactions · Saintes
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 456 €
🏡 House /m²
2 197 €
📋 Transactions
186
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | 4 925 € | 4 528 € | 1399 | 79 851 |
| Saintes | 2 456 € | 2 197 € | 490 | 25 363 |
| Rochefort | 2 550 € | 2 229 € | 604 | 23 460 |
| Royan | 4 000 € | 3 875 € | 679 | 19 425 |
| Aytré | 4 615 € | 3 683 € | 162 | 9 746 |
| Périgny | 3 945 € | 3 786 € | 120 | 8 877 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.82 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
5.8 %
⏳ Payback period
17.3 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
88.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.5 %
🚪 Vacant homes
8.8 %
🏢 Apartments
41.6 %
58.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B2
Low tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
2 510
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
58.700 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
90.490 %
🏘️ Housing tax
24.220 %
Secondary homes
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
11.60 %
🏢 CFE
0.57 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
25 363
2023
📐 Area
45.91 km²
552 inh/km²
💶 Median income
21 770 €
📊 Median age
50.1 yrs
27.7% under 30
💼 Activity rate
73.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
15.7 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
17.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
6 866
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
599
+16.5% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
514
💼 Economic density
271
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Saintes
À 2.17 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Saintes
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo"
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Good
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
4
🏫 Middle schools
4
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE NOTRE DAME DE RECOUVRANCE | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE BELLEVUE | public | 96.0 % | — | -1.0 |
| LYCEE BERNARD PALISSY | public | 90.0 % | — | -5.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
91.8 %
Average pass rate · 6 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D ARC | privé sous contrat | 121.8 |
| COLLEGE RENE CAILLIE | public | 112.4 |
| COLLEGE AGRIPPA D AUBIGNE | public | 110.0 |
| COLLEGE EDGAR QUINET | public | 99.6 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
4
💊 Pharmacies
13
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
100
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
6
💊 Pharmacies
13
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
573
📋 Commerce
298
📋 Enseignement
42
🏥 Sante
474
🚆 Transport
10
⚽ Sport
137
🎭 Culture
29
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 8 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 7 | Greffe des associations - Charente-Maritime (Saintes), Mairie - Saintes, Gendarmerie - Peloton motorisé - Saintes |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Maison du département - Charente-Maritime - Saintes |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 478 | 18.80 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +161 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 328 | 12.90 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +77 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 226 | 8.90 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 210 | 8.30 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +32 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 156 | 6.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 141 | 5.60 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +40 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 114 | 4.50 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 108 | 4.30 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -17 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 101 | 6.40 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences sexuelles | 95 | 3.70 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +54 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 59 | 2.30 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -38 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 53 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols violents sans arme | 24 | 0.90 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 20 | 0.80 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
94 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
11.7 %
11.7 %
B
3.2 %
C
13.8 %
13.8 %
D
30.9 %
30.9 %
E
22.3 %
22.3 %
F
14.9 %
14.9 %
G
3.2 %
18.1 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 25 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| arc de triomphe | 1er siècle |
| polissoir | Néolithique |
| temple | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| site archéologique | — |
| site archéologique | Gallo-romain |
| abbaye | 11e siècle;17e siècle |
| hôtel | 16e siècle;18e siècle |
| église paroissiale | milieu 19e siècle |
| présidial | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| camp | 4e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 7 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Mouvement de terrain
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Tassements différentiels
Tempête et grains (vent)
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 29 691 analyses · AGUR
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
29 691
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
125
⚡ Charge points
1413
🚀 Incl. fast charging
108
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bussac-sur-Charente | 5.2 km | 48/100 | 1 321 |
| Les Gonds | 5.3 km | 45/100 | 1 740 |
| Fontcouverte | 5.0 km | 56/100 | 2 330 |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 5.2 km | 53/100 | 2 843 |
| Chermignac | 6.6 km | 44/100 | 1 265 |
| Thénac | 7.4 km | 49/100 | 1 748 |
| Pessines | 6.0 km | 45/100 | 796 |
| Port-d'Envaux | 8.0 km | 49/100 | 1 188 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Saintes
What is the price per m² in Saintes? ▶
The median price per m² in Saintes is 2 456 €.
What is the rental yield in Saintes? ▶
The gross rental yield in Saintes is 5.8%.
Is Saintes a good real estate investment? ▶
Saintes has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Saintes? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Saintes is D.
What are the natural risks in Saintes? ▶
7 risks are identified in Saintes: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Mouvement de terrain, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.