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A town of 647 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Aunac-sur-Charente a good place to live?

Aunac-sur-Charente is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Aunac-sur-Charente stand out

The 2 things Aunac-sur-Charente does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Bayers
Château de Bayers · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Aunac-sur-Charente’s story

Aunac-sur-Charente in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Aunac-sur-Charente; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval, born in 1724, is the one person born in Aunac-sur-Charente before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1989First protected: Château de Bayers
  • 2012Most recently protected: Dolmen de la Pierre Folle
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aunac-sur-Charente.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Aunac-sur-Charente: 33% are 65 or over, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 22% of adults. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%.

55.2median age
Aunac-sur-CharenteCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Aunac-sur-Charente
Aunac-sur-CharenteCharente medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–249.9%9.6%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma21%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

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

History

Aunac-sur-Charente keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Aunac-sur-Charente; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Aunac-sur-Charente has higher unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 13.5%

5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 250 residents in work, Aunac-sur-Charente has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. The median disposable income is €23,670 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Aunac-sur-Charente, 0.5 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,670
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Aunac-sur-Charente is €11.04/m² a month

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

Aunac-sur-Charente recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Aunac-sur-Charente€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)
€8.59/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Bayers and 2 more in and around Aunac-sur-Charente

Heritage in and near Aunac-sur-Charente. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Aunac-sur-Charente

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Aunac-sur-Charente; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Photo credits

Dolmen de la Pierre Folle: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Bayers: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Aunac-sur-Charente

2 notable people were born in Aunac-sur-Charente.

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Aunac-sur-Charente’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 →
RuffecChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa BoixeBrieLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisChampniersRuffecChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa BoixeBrieLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisChampniersAunac-sur-Charente
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Aunac-sur-Charente647—————
Ruffec3,4497.8B+A−D−B
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11112BA−C+C
La Boixe2,84112AA−AC+
Brie4,12513A+A−A+B−
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,02514B+BB−A+
Champniers5,28114B+A−BB

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

About Aunac-sur-Charente

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Aunac-sur-Charente is a commune of 647 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. 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
647 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
INSEE code
16023

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.