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A town of 393 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

393

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.76

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

Median income

€24,040

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 Cellettes a good place to live?

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

Anciens fours à chaux d'Echoisy · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Cellettes’ story

Cellettes in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cellettes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1994First protected: Anciens fours à chaux d'Echoisy
2004Most recently protected: Château de Cellettes

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cellettes.

History

Old homes shape Cellettes: 23% 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.

On this, Cellettes is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cellettes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1994

first monument protected

Full pageCellettes’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cellettes?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Cellettes than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

In the comparison, Cellettes comes below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

48.5median age

CellettesCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

24%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cellettes
	Cellettes	Charente median	France median
Under 15	12%	15%	17%
15–24	9.9%	9.6%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	24%	28%	22%
No diploma	19%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	18%	25%	30%

Full pageCellettes’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.5 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2 people per household Born abroad6.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cellettes?”

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

Work & commute

Cellettes has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each

7.5% of Cellettes’ working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 84% drove.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Public transport3%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Cellettes, 0.3 per working resident

11.8%

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

€24,040

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCellettes’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,040 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, at the expected rate

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

For Cellettes, that 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

Cellettes90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Alfred RenoleauNearest collègeCollège	Collège	62	90%±0 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

1.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageCellettes’ 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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cellettes than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month

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

Cellettes sits below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cellettes€8.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€8.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.04/m² a month)

€7.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCellettes’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Nécropole de la Boixe and 4 more in and around Cellettes

Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Cellettes. Best known first.

All attractions →

Archaeological siteArchaeological siteNécropole de la Boixein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cellettesin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Échoisyin town ZooZooLa Ferme d'Yvonnein town MuseumMuseumLa Maison du Braconnier3.9 km northeast, in Saint-Groux

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cellettes

13pages on Cellettes

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.5 mi away Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors3% of the commune is protected nature Attractions4 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cellettes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Château de CellettesChâteau · 16th c.

Anciens fours à chaux d'EchoisyIndustrial building · 19th c.

Photo credits

Château de Cellettes: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anciens fours à chaux d'Echoisy: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cellettes

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

How we find them →

Cellettes’ 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 →

La BoixeChampniersBrieRouillacRuffecSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteCellettes

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cellettes	393	—	—	—	—	—
La Boixe	2,841	7.1	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Champniers	5,281	11	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
Brie	4,125	11	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Rouillac	2,919	11	B	A	B⁻	B
Ruffec	3,449	12	B⁺	A⁻	D⁻	B
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	7,539	13	B	B	C⁺	B⁺

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

About Cellettes

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cellettes is a commune of 393 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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

Population: 393 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.4 km²)
INSEE code: 16069

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.