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A town of 206 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bioussac a good place to live?

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

What makes Bioussac stand out

The 2 things Bioussac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Domaine de l'Abrègement
Domaine de l'Abrègement · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bioussac’s story

Bioussac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bioussac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.

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

  • 2014First protected: Domaine de l'Abrègement
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bioussac.

Who lives here

Few people in Bioussac are 15 to 24: 3.7%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Bioussac sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Those 65 and older account for 32% of residents.

52.9median age
BioussacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bioussac
BioussacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–243.7%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+32%28%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bioussac: 45% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Bioussac above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bioussac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2014
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 Bioussac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,120 a year per consumption unit

On this, Bioussac is below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Bioussac has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bioussac, 0.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Bioussac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.45/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Bioussac comes below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bioussac€8.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.72 to €10.64/m² a month)
€7.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Domaine de l'Abrègement and 3 more in and around Bioussac

Heritage in and near Bioussac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Everything we know about Bioussac

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Domaine de l'Abrègement: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bioussac

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

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Bioussac’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 →
RuffecCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureBioussac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bioussac206—————
Ruffec3,4493.3B+A−D−B
Civray Vienne2,5227.8AA+B+A−
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11117BA−C+C

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

About Bioussac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bioussac is a commune of 206 people in the Communauté de communes Val 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
206 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.1 sq mi (15.8 km²)
INSEE code
16044

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.