INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chassenon: 21% 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, Chassenon is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chassenon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chassenon is Centre rural gallo-romain ou site de l'agglomération de Cassinomagus.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Chassenon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.1%
In the comparison, Chassenon comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Chassenon has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,490 a year per consumption unit.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Chassenon, 0.4 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Chassenon costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.52/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Chassenon sits below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,055/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Chassenon from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,055/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chassenon€1,055/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,055/m²
38
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.53/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
église Saint-Jean Baptiste: Photo: 2Passage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Centre rural gallo-romain ou site de l'agglomération de Cassinomagus: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Chassenon
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chassenon yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chassenon
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chassenon is a commune of 836 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
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.