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ÉchebruneCharente-Maritime

480 people live in this town in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Échebrune a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0
Échebrune’s story

Échebrune in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Échebrune counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1902.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1902First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échebrune.

Who lives here

Échebrune has fewer young adults than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, lower than Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). 18% of residents are children under 15. Degrees are held by a fifth of adults.

47.5median age
ÉchebruneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Échebrune
ÉchebruneCharente-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1518%12%17%
15–246.9%7.6%11%
25–4422%17%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+26%36%22%
No diploma26%19%19%
CAP or BEP28%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education20%27%30%

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

History

Échebrune keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 38% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Échebrune is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Échebrune counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1902
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Échebrune, 5.2%, runs below Charente-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €27,140 a year per consumption unit, above both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970). Échebrune holds 100 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. 0.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Échebrune, 0.4 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,140
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Échebrune than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.10/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. Sales in Échebrune from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments.

€10.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Échebrune€10.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Échebrune

11pages on Échebrune

Landmarks

The list names few of Échebrune’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Échebrune

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

How we find them →

Échebrune’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 →
PonsChâteaubernardCognacJonzacGémozacChaniersPonsChâteaubernardCognacJonzacGémozacChaniersÉchebrune
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Échebrune480—————
Pons4,3434.2C−BC−C+
Châteaubernard Charente3,8789.5A+B+B+A
Cognac Charente18,5329.5BB+DC+
Jonzac3,60210DC+D−D
Gémozac3,05211A−B+AC
Chaniers3,65111—B−—C

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

About Échebrune

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Échebrune is a commune of 480 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

Population
480 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Haute Saintonge
Département
Charente-Maritime (17)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.7 sq mi (17.3 km²)
INSEE code
17145

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 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.