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Home to 347 people, this town lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cherbonnières isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 28% of residents.
The 2 things Cherbonnières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cherbonnières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Saint-Martin-de-Juillers, 2 mi away.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Cherbonnières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cherbonnières.
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, between Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Cherbonnières has a median age of 51.9.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cherbonnières | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Median disposable income comes to €23,260 a year per consumption unit. Cherbonnières has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 7.8% of working residents in Cherbonnières didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Cherbonnières: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Cherbonnières.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cherbonnières is a commune of 347 people in the Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbonnières | 347 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 8.9 | C− | B | D− | C− |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 15 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 4, 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.