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234 residents make their home in this town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Champagne-Vigny a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Champagne-Vigny out for now.

Église Saint-Christophe
Église Saint-Christophe · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Champagne-Vigny’s story

Champagne-Vigny in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Champagne-Vigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1967First protected: Logis du Maine-Giraud
  • 1990Most recently protected: Église Saint-Christophe
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champagne-Vigny.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Champagne-Vigny, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, lower than both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.5% of the town. The middle age in Champagne-Vigny is 42.3.

42.3median age
Champagne-VignyCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Champagne-Vigny
Champagne-VignyCharente medianFrance median
Under 1521%15%17%
15–248.5%9.6%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+19%28%22%
No diploma18%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education27%25%30%

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

History

Champagne-Vigny keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Champagne-Vigny is Église Saint-Christophe. On the Culture ministry’s list, Champagne-Vigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1967
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Champagne-Vigny than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9%

Champagne-Vigny has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. 9.6% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,720 a year.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Champagne-Vigny, 0.6 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,720
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

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Champagne-Vigny is €10.91/m² a month

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

Sales in Champagne-Vigny from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Champagne-Vigny€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Champagne-Vigny

12pages on Champagne-Vigny

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Champagne-Vigny counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Logis du Maine-Giraud: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Champagne-Vigny

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Champagne-Vigny yet.

How we find them →

Champagne-Vigny’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 →
Roullet-Saint-EstèpheChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteLa CouronneBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireSaint-MichelAngoulêmeRoullet-Saint-EstèpheChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteLa CouronneBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireSaint-MichelAngoulêmeChampagne-Vigny
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champagne-Vigny234—————
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,3575.7B+B+A+B
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5507.7AA−A−C+
La Couronne7,7657.8CBDC+
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7269.6B−B+C−C+
Saint-Michel3,1969.9BBCB
Angoulême41,90811C+BD−B+

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

About Champagne-Vigny

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Champagne-Vigny is a commune of 234 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

Population
234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
16075

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.