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A town of 603 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Chabrac a good place to live?

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

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chabrac’s story

Chabrac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chabrac.

History

Chabrac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Chabrac sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chabrac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Chabrac are under 15, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Chabrac above both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents.

41median age
ChabracCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education17%

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 Chabrac
ChabracCharente medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–247.8%9.6%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6424%26%26%
65+22%28%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education17%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Chabrac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

On this, Chabrac is below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chabrac has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Chabrac, 0.2 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Chabrac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.57/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Chabrac comes below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chabrac€7.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.73/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Rochebrune and 2 more in and around Chabrac

Heritage and gardens in and near Chabrac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chabrac

12pages on Chabrac

Landmarks

Chabrac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chabrac

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

How we find them →

Chabrac’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 →
RochechouartConfolensSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRochechouartConfolensSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureChabrac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chabrac603—————
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,6037.4AAAB+
Confolens2,7307.6BAC+D−
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,4157.6A−AB−B
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7778.4B−AB+D
Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne2,55013—A−—B+
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11116BA−C+C

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

About Chabrac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chabrac is a commune of 603 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
603 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.7 sq mi (22.5 km²)
INSEE code
16071

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.