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A town of 346 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

346

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.10

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

Median income

€23,690

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 Charras a good place to live?

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

What makes Charras stand out

The one thing Charras does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

21% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot · Classé · Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0

Charras’ story

Charras in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Charras: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1907First protected: Église Saint-Vivien
1992Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charras.

History

Charras keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Charras comes above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Charras: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Charras is Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot 12th c.
Église Saint-Vivien 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1907

first monument protected

Full pageCharras’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Charras?”

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

Who lives here

Charras has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.8% are 15 to 24

For Charras, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.

51.7median age

CharrasCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charras
	Charras	Charente median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	5.8%	9.6%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	36%	26%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	19%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	19%	18%
Higher education	22%	25%	30%

Full pageCharras’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages51.7 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad14% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Charras?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Charras walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.5%

Charras sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Charras has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.5%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Charras, 0.3 per working resident

8.5%

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

€23,690

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCharras’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€23,690 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Charras than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.10/m² a month

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

That puts Charras below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charras€9.10/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€9.10/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.08 to €11.69/m² a month)

€7.32/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCharras’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.10/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Bréchinie and 2 more in and around Charras

Heritage in and near Charras. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bréchinie3.5 km north, in Grassac ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Repaire3.9 km west, in Rougnac ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lasfonds3.8 km south, in Combiers

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Everything we know about Charras

12pages on Charras

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing18 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.7 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Charras: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-VivienChurch · 12th c.

Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de GrosbotAbbey · 12th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Vivien: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Fontaine Vive, ou de Grosbot: Photo: Rudolf Pohl · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Charras

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

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Charras’ 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 →

Magnac-sur-TouvreNontronSoyauxRuelle-sur-TouvreL'Isle-d'EspagnacLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisCharras

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Charras	346	—	—	—	—	—
Magnac-sur-Touvre	3,255	12	A	A⁻	A⁺	A⁻
Nontron Dordogne	3,057	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺
Soyaux	10,087	13	C⁺	B	C⁻	C⁺
Ruelle-sur-Touvre	7,408	13	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺
L'Isle-d'Espagnac	5,682	13	A⁻	B	B	A⁻
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	4,025	14	B⁺	B	B⁻	A⁺

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

About Charras

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Charras is a commune of 346 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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: 346 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code: 16084

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.