Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 421 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Courpignac is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Courpignac 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, 2.1 mi away.
30% 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 Courpignac.
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). The share of residents under 15 is 17%. Degrees are held by 18% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Courpignac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.9% of commuters at the census. Courpignac holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income is €24,660 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.13/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 9 homes were sold in Courpignac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Courpignac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Courpignac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courpignac | 421 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montendre | 3,222 | 4.8 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde Gironde | 3,175 | 6.2 | B− | B+ | B− | C− |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 9.3 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Saint-Savin Gironde | 3,582 | 12 | B− | B− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde | 2,586 | 13 | C− | C+ | B+ | D− |
| Pauillac Gironde | 5,190 | 15 | C− | B | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Courpignac is a commune of 421 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 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.