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Blanzaguet-Saint-CybardCharente

A town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 270 people.

Is Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard a good place to live?

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard stand out

The one thing Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Cybard
Église Saint-Cybard · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard’s story

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard: 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 1920.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre-Louis de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers, born in 1744, is the one person born in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1920First protected: Église Saint-Cybard
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard.

Who lives here

Few people in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns

16% of residents are children under 15. The median resident of Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard is 48.8 years old. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, about level with Charente’s towns (25%) and below compared French towns (30%).

48.8median age
Blanzaguet-Saint-CybardCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 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 Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard
Blanzaguet-Saint-CybardCharente medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–247.2%9.6%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma17%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat26%19%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard: 44% were built before 1919, more than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard is Église Saint-Cybard.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard has lower unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%

2.7% 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%). For its 100 residents in work, Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. Households’ median disposable income: €23,750 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, 0.4 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest collège is 1.5 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.6 mi away.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Henri MartinNearest collègeCollègeCollège6685%−3 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard costs less than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.10/m² a month

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

8 houses and apartments changed hands in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard€9.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.69/m² a month)
€7.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard

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Landmarks

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Cybard: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard

One notable person was born in Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard.

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Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard’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 →
SoyauxMagnac-sur-TouvreLa CouronneAngoulêmeL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreSoyauxMagnac-sur-TouvreLa CouronneAngoulêmeL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreBlanzaguet-Saint-Cybard
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard270—————
Soyaux10,08713C+BC−C+
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,25513AA−A+A−
La Couronne7,76513CBDC+
Angoulême41,90814C+BD−B+
L'Isle-d'Espagnac5,68214A−BBA−
Ruelle-sur-Touvre7,40814C+B+B−C+

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

About Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard is a commune of 270 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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
270 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
16047

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 November 4, 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.