Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 512 residents in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sonnac has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sonnac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Brie-sous-Matha, 1.6 mi away.
35% 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 Sonnac.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town. 27% of residents are 65 or over, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (36%) but above compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Sonnac | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Sonnac number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stood at 8.0%, below Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,460 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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Sonnac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sonnac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sonnac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnac | 512 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Val-de-Cognac Charente | 3,471 | 7.1 | A | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Cognac Charente | 18,532 | 9.8 | B | B+ | D | C+ |
| Châteaubernard Charente | 3,878 | 10 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 11 | B | A | B− | B |
| Jarnac Charente | 4,486 | 11 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 6,784 | 14 | C− | B | D− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sonnac is a commune of 512 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
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.