Charente

Charente has 351,603 residents in 362 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,430/m², from €850/m² in Terres-de-Haute-Charente to €1,990/m² in Puymoyen among communes of more than 2,000 people. 67% of households own their main home.

Département 16 · 362 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

351,603residents2022 census

€1,430/m²median price per m²five years of sales

67%of households own their homemain home

6%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Charente.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Charente : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Charente : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Charente : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 36 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Angoulême	41,423	€1,690/m²	€19,830	36%	11%	18.7%	14%	152
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire	4,738	€1,340/m²	€20,230	50%	17%	13.8%	2%	10
Brie	4,157	€1,670/m²	€24,020	83%	6%	4.8%	4%	18
Champniers	5,237	€1,610/m²	€25,410	83%	11%	6.3%	15%	22
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure	3,103	€1,200/m²	€20,070	61%	17%	12.0%	4%	26
Châteaubernard	3,793	€1,760/m²	€23,440	67%	15%	9.9%	3%	39
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente	3,562	€1,250/m²	€21,520	65%	15%	8.9%	9%	45
Cognac	18,466	€1,690/m²	€21,980	46%	12%	13.4%	11%	78
Confolens	2,726	€910/m²	€21,030	64%	22%	14.5%	7%	47
Fléac	3,856	€1,860/m²	€23,980	74%	12%	10.0%	4%	20
Garat	2,111	€1,750/m²	€25,570	87%	10%	6.7%	5%	16
Gond-Pontouvre	5,884	€1,600/m²	€21,880	57%	14%	10.9%	24%	38
Jarnac	4,478	€1,470/m²	€22,340	58%	18%	11.7%	1%	49
L'Isle-d'Espagnac	5,691	€1,730/m²	€22,380	60%	18%	10.4%	2%	40
La Couronne	7,759	€1,700/m²	€21,210	48%	10%	12.6%	35%	15
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	4,020	€1,440/m²	€21,020	58%	17%	13.1%	7%	44
Linars	2,105	€1,610/m²	€23,800	80%	17%	7.9%	2%	13
Magnac-sur-Touvre	3,252	€1,680/m²	€24,270	76%	12%	6.7%	5%	16
Mansle-les-Fontaines	2,092	€1,150/m²	€19,620	59%	17%	14.9%	26%	30
Montmoreau	2,419	€1,110/m²	€20,550	69%	17%	10.8%	6%	18
Mornac	2,115	€1,660/m²	€24,990	85%	8%	10.0%	41%	18
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme	2,358	€1,550/m²	€23,990	82%	11%	7.7%	28%	18
Nersac	2,258	€1,520/m²	€21,610	63%	10%	13.1%	9%	23
Puymoyen	2,394	€1,990/m²	€27,640	85%	13%	7.0%	13%	18
Rivières	2,023	€1,660/m²	€22,600	84%	19%	9.1%	3%	4
Rouillac	2,909	€1,270/m²	€21,520	72%	16%	9.4%	6%	38
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe	4,334	€1,630/m²	€23,620	83%	10%	6.0%	5%	19
Ruelle-sur-Touvre	7,396	€1,650/m²	€22,460	66%	14%	12.1%	5%	16
Ruffec	3,394	€1,180/m²	€19,460	50%	22%	17.1%	9%	67
Saint-Michel	3,220	€1,640/m²	€21,170	51%	19%	14.3%	15%	35
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	7,556	€1,780/m²	€24,140	67%	11%	11.3%	32%	14
Segonzac	2,093	€1,480/m²	€23,030	71%	13%	10.0%	17%	25
Soyaux	10,057	€1,640/m²	€18,730	45%	12%	22.8%	26%	71
Terres-de-Haute-Charente	3,790	€850/m²	€19,720	75%	15%	11.2%	16%	27
Val-de-Cognac	3,455	€1,430/m²	€24,280	83%	14%	9.0%	8%	15
Vars	2,163	€1,470/m²	€23,400	79%	9%	6.4%	15%	23

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

351,603 residents and 168,910 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

34%

aged 60 and over

39%

of households are people living alone

20%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

202,260 homes, 83% of them main residences, with 4.5 rooms on average.

82%

of homes are houses

67%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

10%

empty homes

89%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191920%

1919–19459%

1946–197018%

1971–199027%

1991–200514%

2006–201913%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

25,384 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,430/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,610/m²flats2,260 sales

€1,400/m²houses23,124 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

11.4%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

25%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

35%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Charente on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

6.3GPs per 10,000 residents2025

117pharmacieson 1 January 2025

185food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners221

Dentists145

Nurses449

Physiotherapists271

Pharmacies117

Group health centres34

Emergency departments5

Supermarkets and hypermarkets76

Convenience stores and grocers109

Bakeries268

Butchers87

Petrol stations66

EV charging stations176

Post offices and postal points186

Banks156

France services centres37

Police and gendarmerie31

Restaurants809

Hairdressers532

Nurseries64

Swimming pools20

Sports halls94

Gyms35

Cinemas12

Libraries75

Performance venues5

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 365 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Transport of hazardous goods50%

Ground movement16%

Forest fire14%

Dam failure11%

Flooding7%

Industrial hazard2%

2,751natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

30%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,468

Drought (clay shrinkage)466

Ground movement372

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)222

Storms and cyclones222

Earthquakes1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026