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A town of 247 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Bonneuil a good place to live?

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

Château du Breuil
Château du Breuil · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bonneuil’s story

Bonneuil in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bonneuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1952First protected: Château du Breuil
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonneuil.

History

Bonneuil keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

For Bonneuil, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bonneuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1952
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Bonneuil hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 16%

Bonneuil sits below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.

50.9median age
BonneuilCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bonneuil
BonneuilCharente medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–249.9%9.6%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+23%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%19%18%
Higher education16%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Bonneuil, 6.2%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Bonneuil below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bonneuil has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,480 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Bonneuil, 0.7 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,480
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Bonneuil is €10.82/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bonneuil€10.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €14.38/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château du Breuil and 5 more in and around Bonneuil

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bonneuil. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bonneuil

12pages on Bonneuil

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bonneuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château du Breuil: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bonneuil

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

How we find them →

Bonneuil’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 →
Châteauneuf-sur-CharenteBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJarnacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheChâteaubernardLa CouronneChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJarnacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheChâteaubernardLa CouronneBonneuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bonneuil247—————
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5504.2AA−A−C+
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7267.3B−B+C−C+
Jarnac4,4867.5AB+C+B
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,3578.7B+B+A+B
Châteaubernard3,87811A+B+B+A
La Couronne7,76512CBDC+

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

About Bonneuil

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bonneuil is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
247 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.3 sq mi (13.6 km²)
INSEE code
16050

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.