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CourceracCharente-Maritime

The town, home to 316 people, lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Courcerac a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Courcerac has none.

Courcerac’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Courcerac’s story

No historic monuments in Courcerac

The Culture ministry lists no building in Courcerac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Aujac, 1.6 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courcerac.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Courcerac hold a degree than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 22%

18% are under 15, higher than Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) and near compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 24% of the population. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.

43.8median age
CourceracCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courcerac
CourceracCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1518%12%17%
15–2411%7.6%11%
25–4422%17%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+24%36%22%
No diploma18%19%19%
CAP or BEP38%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education22%27%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 1.6% of commuters in Courcerac go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente-Maritime’s towns and across compared French towns

Courcerac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income was €24,720 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 9.0%.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
50
jobs based in Courcerac, 0.3 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.

91.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Courcerac91.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Marc JeanjeanNearest collègeCollègeCollège6791%+2 pts
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +2 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Courcerac than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

€10.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Courcerac€10.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.18 to €12.44/m² a month)
€7.24/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château d'Authon and 2 more in and around Courcerac

Heritage and museums in and near Courcerac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courcerac

13pages on Courcerac

Landmarks

Nothing in Courcerac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Courcerac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courcerac yet.

How we find them →

Courcerac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →
Val-de-CognacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyCognacChâteaubernardChaniersJarnacVal-de-CognacSaint-Jean-d'AngélyCognacChâteaubernardChaniersJarnacCourcerac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courcerac316—————
Val-de-Cognac Charente3,4716.6AA−A+B+
Saint-Jean-d'Angély6,78410C−BD−C−
Cognac Charente18,53210BB+DC+
Châteaubernard Charente3,87811A+B+B+A
Chaniers3,65112—B−—C
Jarnac Charente4,48614AB+C+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Courcerac

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Courcerac is a commune of 316 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

Population
316 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vals de Saintonge Communauté
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.3 km²)
INSEE code
17126

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.