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BrillacCharente

A town of 591 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Brillac a good place to live?

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

What makes Brillac stand out

The 3 things Brillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Brillac’s story

Brillac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brillac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brillac.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Brillac: 36% are 65 or over, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

13% of adults hold a degree, below Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 12%. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town.

57.9median age
BrillacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Brillac
BrillacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–248.7%9.6%11%
25–4416%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+36%28%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education13%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Brillac: 46% 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 10th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Brillac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
10th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Brillac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €19,810 a year per consumption unit

The unemployment rate comes to 13.4%. At the census, 4.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Brillac has 150 jobs: 0.6 each.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Brillac, 0.6 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Brillac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.63/m² a month

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

The median price, €747/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Brillac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€747/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Brillac€747/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€747/m²36
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.45/m² a month)
€6.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brillac

12pages on Brillac

Landmarks

Brillac 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-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Brillac

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

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Brillac’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 →
ConfolensSaint-JunienBellacOradour-sur-GlaneTerres-de-Haute-CharenteRochechouartConfolensSaint-JunienBellacOradour-sur-GlaneTerres-de-Haute-CharenteRochechouartBrillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Brillac591—————
Confolens2,7306.1BAC+D−
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,41513A−AB−B
Bellac Haute-Vienne3,53714A−AC−B+
Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne2,55015—A−—B+
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77716B−AB+D
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,60316AAAB+

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

About Brillac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Brillac is a commune of 591 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

Population
591 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
16.4 sq mi (42.4 km²)
INSEE code
16065

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.