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A town of 325 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Berneuil a good place to live?

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

What makes Berneuil stand out

The 2 things Berneuil does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berneuil’s story

Berneuil in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Berneuil: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1914.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1914First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berneuil.

Who lives here

An older town: 35% of people in Berneuil are 65 or over, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Berneuil above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.

55.6median age
BerneuilCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 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 Berneuil
BerneuilCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.5%9.6%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

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

History

Berneuil keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 45% built before 1919

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

On this, Berneuil is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Berneuil: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Berneuil is Église Notre-Dame.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1914
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Berneuil than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,050 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Berneuil comes below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Berneuil has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Berneuil, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
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 Berneuil than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.08/m² a month

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

For Berneuil, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berneuil€9.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €11.49/m² a month)
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

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Landmarks

Berneuil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Berneuil

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

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Berneuil’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 →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneLa Roche-ChalaisMontendreBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneLa Roche-ChalaisMontendreBerneuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berneuil325—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7266.9B−B+C−C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,55014AA−A−C+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,35715B+B+A+B
La Couronne7,76517CBDC+
La Roche-Chalais Dordogne3,06018B−B+A−D
Montendre Charente-Maritime3,22218C+BC−C+

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

About Berneuil

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Berneuil is a commune of 325 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

Population
325 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.5 km²)
INSEE code
16040

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.