Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouëx.
History
Bouëx keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Bouëx; none is classé, France’s top protection. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Bouëx has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 8.2% are 15 to 24
Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, near Charente’s towns (15%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 31% of adults.
49.4median age
BouëxCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in Bouëx, 8.0%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Bouëx counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 400 workers). At the census, 2.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,900 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Bouëx, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bouëx
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bouëx is a commune of 825 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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.
