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1,074 people call this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Cost of living is its strong suit (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Work and incomes lag (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 9.9% unemployment. Homes change hands at a median €1,349/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Clérac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Clérac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Clérac with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Clérac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Clérac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clérac.
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (10.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,490 a year per consumption unit. The unemployment rate comes to 9.9%.
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.
32 houses and apartments changed hands in Clérac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,349/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente-Maritime: 85.5 years for women, 79.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. After the care-home adjustment, Clérac’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (89) and compared French towns (88). 129 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 133: 3% below.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
7.6% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 29% of the population. At 48.2, the median resident of Clérac sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Clérac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Clérac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Clérac. Best known first.
Clérac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Clérac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clérac | 1,074 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Laruscade Gironde | 2,811 | 7.2 | — | B | — | B− |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 8.9 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 11 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Coutras Gironde | 8,678 | 11 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Cézac Gironde | 2,727 | 12 | — | C | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Clérac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Clérac grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Clérac is a commune of 1,074 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.