Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brossac.
Who lives here
An older town: 41% of people in Brossac are 65 or over, more than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
7.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 26% have a degree. Half of Brossac is older than 60.5, half younger.
60.5median age
BrossacCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Brossac keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Brossac is Restes de la villa romaine de Lacou-Dausena. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Brossac run lower than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,140 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 12.8% are unemployed. For its 150 residents in work, Brossac has 150 jobs: 0.8 each. 6.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Brossac, 0.8 per working resident
12.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Brossac
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brossac is a commune of 482 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente. 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.
