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ChantillacCharente

A town of 370 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
370
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.73
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,560
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chantillac a good place to live?

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

What makes Chantillac stand out

The one thing Chantillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
15%2%ChantillacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
15% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Croix de l'ancien cimetière
Croix de l'ancien cimetière · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chantillac’s story

Chantillac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chantillac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1990First protected: Croix de l'ancien cimetière
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chantillac.

Who lives here

Few people in Chantillac are 15 to 24: 7.5%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

For Chantillac, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.

47.7median age
ChantillacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%

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 Chantillac
ChantillacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–247.5%9.6%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education20%25%30%
Full pageChantillac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages47.7 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds160 households · 2.3 people per householdBorn abroad7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Chantillac?”

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

History

Chantillac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

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

Chantillac sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chantillac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chantillac is Croix de l'ancien cimetière.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

14th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected
Full pageChantillac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Chantillac?”

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 Chantillac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

That puts Chantillac below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 8.2% of the labour force are out of work. Chantillac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.5 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chantillac, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageChantillac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€24,560 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Chantillac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.73/m² a month

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

On this, Chantillac is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chantillac€9.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.70 to €12.31/m² a month)
€7.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageChantillac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.73/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chantillac

11pages on Chantillac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.8 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing10 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 47.7History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Croix de l'ancien cimetièreCross · 14th & 15th c.
Classé
Église Sainte-MadeleineChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Bors (Canton de Charente-Sud), 2.8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th c. · in Fontaines-d'Ozillac, 7.4 mi
Classé
Dolmen dit La Pierre FolleDolmen · Prehistory · in Montguyon, 7.6 mi
Photo credits

Croix de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Chantillac

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

How we find them →

Chantillac’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 →
MontendreBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJonzacSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacLaruscadeSaint-SavinMontendreBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireJonzacSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacLaruscadeSaint-SavinChantillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chantillac370—————
Montendre Charente-Maritime3,2227.5C+BC−C+
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,72612B−B+C−C+
Jonzac Charente-Maritime3,60212DC+D−D
Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac Gironde2,58614C−C+B+D−
Laruscade Gironde2,81115—B—B−
Saint-Savin Gironde3,58215B−B−A−C+

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

About Chantillac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chantillac is a commune of 370 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
370 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
16079

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.