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A town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 370 people.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chamouillac has none. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Chamouillac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chamouillac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Salignac-de-Mirambeau, 3.1 mi away.
26% 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 Chamouillac.
Over-65s are 29% of the population. Children under 15 make up 15%, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Chamouillac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Chamouillac holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 10.1%.
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.
Chamouillac recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Chamouillac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Montendre4.4 km southeast, in Montendre
MuseumMusée d'art et de traditions populaires de Montendre4.8 km southeast, in MontendreArt galleryArt galleryMarie's Pastel's Paintings4.5 km east, in MontendreMuseumMuseumMicro-Folie4.7 km southeast, in MontendrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Chamouillac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chamouillac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamouillac | 370 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 3.2 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 7.3 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 9.9 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 11 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 11 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 14 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chamouillac is a commune of 370 people in the Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge. 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.