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AlloueCharente

A town of 491 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
491
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.04
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,510
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Alloue a good place to live?

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

What makes Alloue stand out

The 2 things Alloue does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
24%2%AlloueMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
24% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
34%22%AlloueMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alloue’s story

Alloue in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Alloue: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Guiot du Repaire, born in 1755, is the one person born in Alloue before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1929First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 2002Most recently protected: Logis de la Vergne, maison de Maria Casarès
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alloue.

Who lives here

An older town: 34% of people in Alloue are 65 or over, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

For Alloue, that is above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.2% of the town.

57.8median age
AlloueCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Alloue
AlloueCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.2%9.6%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+34%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%30%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education20%25%30%
Full pageAlloue’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57.8 median age · 34% are 65 or overHouseholds250 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad14% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Alloue?”

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

History

Alloue keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Alloue sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Alloue: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Alloue is Église Notre-Dame.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
Full pageAlloue’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Alloue?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Alloue run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,510 a year per consumption unit

That puts Alloue below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). Alloue has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 7.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Alloue, 0.5 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageAlloue’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,510 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work7% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Alloue is €11.04/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Alloue€11.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageAlloue’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€11.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Alloue

11pages on Alloue
The big questions
Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 7.4 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing25 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Alloue: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Logis de la Vergne, maison de Maria CasarèsHouse · 17th c.
Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th & 13th c.
Photo credits

Logis de la Vergne, maison de Maria Casarès: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Alloue

One notable person was born in Alloue.

Their page →
J
Jean Guiot du RepaireFrench général (1755-1819)

Alloue’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 →
ConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecAlloue
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Alloue491—————
Confolens2,7307.2BAC+D−
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77710B−AB+D
Civray Vienne2,52214AA+B+A−
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11114BA−C+C
Ruffec3,44915B+A−D−B

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

About Alloue

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Alloue is a commune of 491 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
491 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
18 sq mi (46.6 km²)
INSEE code
16007

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.