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A town of 891 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Agris a good place to live?

Agris is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Agris stand out

The one thing Agris does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Caprais
Église Saint-Caprais · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Agris’ story

Agris in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Agris, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1925First protected: Église Saint-Caprais
  • 1986Most recently protected: Croix de la Tuilière
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The data

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History

Agris keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 27% built before 1919

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

That puts Agris above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Agris, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Agris than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

On this, Agris is below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.

43.4median age
AgrisCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Agris
AgrisCharente medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.9%9.6%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+21%28%22%
No diploma21%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education21%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Agris walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

In the comparison, Agris comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Agris has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,090 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Agris, 0.3 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Agris than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month

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

For Agris, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,409/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Agris from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,409/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Agris€1,409/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,409/m²42
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.04/m² a month)
€7.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Agris, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Croix de la Tuilière: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Caprais: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Agris

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

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Agris’ neighbors

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

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La Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisBrieChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureChampniersRuelle-sur-TouvreMagnac-sur-TouvreLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisBrieChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureChampniersRuelle-sur-TouvreMagnac-sur-TouvreAgris
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Agris891—————
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,0253.7B+BB−A+
Brie4,1255.4A+A−A+B−
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,1115.9BA−C+C
Champniers5,2818.3B+A−BB
Ruelle-sur-Touvre7,4089.2C+B+B−C+
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,2559.7AA−A+A−

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

About Agris

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Agris is a commune of 891 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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
891 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²)
INSEE code
16003

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.