Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 878 residents and lies in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Jarnac-Champagne falls below the line for grades.
Jarnac-Champagne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jarnac-Champagne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Sauveur: Photo: Cobber17 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jarnac-Champagne.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Jarnac-Champagne is Église Saint-Sauveur.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of residents. 23% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Jarnac-Champagne | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €27,240 a year per consumption unit, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. 400 jobs are based in Jarnac-Champagne, for 400 working residents (1 per worker). The census found 7.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Jarnac-Champagne.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Jarnac-Champagne as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jarnac-Champagne is a commune of 878 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnac-Champagne | 878 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pons | 4,343 | 7.2 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
| Jonzac | 3,602 | 8 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 9.6 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 10 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Charente | 4,726 | 13 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
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.