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A town of 1,095 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Brigueuil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Brigueuil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Brigueuil with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Brigueuil; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brigueuil.
Half of residents lived on more than €23,660 a year per consumption unit, about level with Charente’s towns (€24,645) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Brigueuil has 300 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Unemployment stands at 9.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.75/m² a month, lower than both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 40 houses and apartments changed hands in Brigueuil from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €7.07/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €694/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 20% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Charente’s towns (15%) and near compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Brigueuil | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Brigueuil; none is classé, France’s top protection. 2 of the 3 are tombs and funerary monuments.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Brigueuil can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Charente is 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 204 residents of Brigueuil died, against 167 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Brigueuil; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Église Saint-Martial: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lanterne des morts: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Brigueuil yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigueuil | 1,095 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne | 11,415 | 4.4 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne | 2,550 | 7.9 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Rochechouart Haute-Vienne | 3,603 | 8.5 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Confolens | 2,730 | 10 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 14 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne Haute-Vienne | 4,903 | 15 | A+ | B | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Brigueuil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Brigueuil grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brigueuil is a commune of 1,095 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
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.
