Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chepniers.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Chepniers hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 14%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.9% of residents, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Half of Chepniers is older than 53.7, half younger.
53.7median age
ChepniersCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chepniers keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Chepniers has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.5% of commuters in Chepniers go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns
The median disposable income was €23,970 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in Chepniers, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker). No commute at all: 5.4% of working residents locally at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Chepniers, 0.4 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chepniers than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.87/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 31 homes were sold in Chepniers. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.54/m² a month. That is the middle of 31 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,369/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente-Maritime.
€1,313/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chepniers€1,313/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente-Maritime median€3,369/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,313/m²
31
€10.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.66 to €13.64/m² a month)
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chepniers
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chepniers is a commune of 697 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
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.
