Barret has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Barret with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barret.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Barret works less well than 99% of compared French towns
Barret holds 250 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Of those in the labour force, 7.3% are unemployed.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Barret, 0.5 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Barret’s ages would predict, 73 per 100 expected, under Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente: 85.7 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 87 deaths in Barret between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 119: 27% below. The nearest emergency department to Barret is Ch Hopitaux Sud Charente, 2.9 mi away.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Barret · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Hopitaux Sud Charente
14.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over
Children under 15 make up 15%, near Charente’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 24% of adults. Also worth knowing: at 50.2, the median resident of Barret sits in the middle of the age range.
50.2median age
BarretCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Barret
Is Barret safe?
Barret has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Barret good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Barret
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Barret is a commune of 1,080 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud 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
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.
