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A town of 887 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

887

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€1,552

per m² · 33 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€10.10

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€28,370

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Bourg-Charente a good place to live?

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

What makes Bourg-Charente stand out

The one thing Bourg-Charente does most differently from other towns.

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Median price per m²

Housing

€1,552/m²

Median sale price, 36% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

33 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Bourg-Charente’s story

Bourg-Charente in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bourg-Charente: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1913First protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
2021Most recently protected: Ancienne minoterie Baud

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Nearby attractions

Château de Bourg-Charente and 12 more in and around Bourg-Charente

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Bourg-Charente. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charentein town

ChâteauChâteau Saint-Martial3.8 km east, in Jarnac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cresséin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourgin town MuseumMuseumMaison natale de François Mitterrand3.2 km northeast, in Jarnac RuinsRuinsAbbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Châtres4.5 km northwest, in Saint-Brice

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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

Photo credits (1)

Château Saint-Martial: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourg-Charente.

Who lives here

Bourg-Charente has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24

For Bourg-Charente, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents are children under 15.

47.3median age

Bourg-CharenteCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bourg-Charente
	Bourg-Charente	Charente median	France median
Under 15	18%	15%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.6%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	26%	26%	26%
65+	28%	28%	22%
No diploma	23%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	25%	25%	30%

Full pageBourg-Charente’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.3 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households360 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Bourg-Charente?”

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

History

Old homes shape Bourg-Charente: 27% 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.

Bourg-Charente sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bourg-Charente: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bourg-Charente is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

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Age of homes27% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Bourg-Charente?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Bourg-Charente are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%

That puts Bourg-Charente below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bourg-Charente has 300 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.8 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,370 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

On foot4%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle1%

300

jobs based in Bourg-Charente, 0.8 per working resident

6.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,370

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here300 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,370 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

On this, Bourg-Charente is close to Charente’s towns (88.8%) and above compared French towns (87.5%).

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Bourg-Charente90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jean LartautNearest collègeCollège	Collège	107	90%+4 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate

2.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBourg-Charente’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

The median sale price of homes in Bourg-Charente is €1,552/m²

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

That is the middle of 33 sales of houses and apartments in Bourg-Charente from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,635/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente.

€1,552/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Bourg-Charente€1,552/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Charente median€1,635/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,552/m²	33

€10.10/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)

€7.42/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBourg-Charente’s cost of living pageOpen the page

PricesMedian sale price €1,552/m² Renting€10.10/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bourg-Charente

14pages on Bourg-Charente

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,552/m² · rent €10.10/m² a month SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Housing33 sales on record, the last three years Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.2 mi away Work & commute300 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors23% of the commune is protected nature Attractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Bourg-Charente: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Inscrit

Ancienne minoterie BaudIndustrial building · 19th & 20th c.

Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Bourg-Charente

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bourg-Charente yet.

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Bourg-Charente’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 →

JarnacChâteaubernardCognacVal-de-CognacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRouillacBourg-Charente

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bourg-Charente	887	—	—	—	—	—
Jarnac	4,486	2.3	A	B⁺	C⁺	B
Châteaubernard	3,878	4.9	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺	A
Cognac	18,532	5.8	B	B⁺	D	C⁺
Val-de-Cognac	3,471	9	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente	3,550	9.2	A	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Rouillac	2,919	11	B	A	B⁻	B

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

About Bourg-Charente

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bourg-Charente is a commune of 887 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: 887 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.6 sq mi (12 km²)
INSEE code: 16056

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.