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A town of 836 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Chassenon a good place to live?

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

What makes Chassenon stand out

The 3 things Chassenon does most differently from other towns.

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Centre rural gallo-romain ou site de l'agglomération de Cassinomagus
Centre rural gallo-romain ou site de l'agglomération de Cassinomagus · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chassenon’s story

Chassenon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chassenon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1936First protected: Restes d'un amphithéâtre
  • 2023Most recently protected: Centre rural gallo-romain ou site de l'agglomération de Cas…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassenon.

Who lives here

Few people in Chassenon are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Chassenon below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 35% of residents are 65 or over.

52.7median age
ChassenonCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassenon
ChassenonCharente medianFrance median
Under 1514%15%17%
15–245.3%9.6%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+35%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP36%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education15%25%30%

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.

4historic monuments
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1936
first monument protected

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
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Chassenon, that is below both Charente’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Chassenon85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Simone VeilNearest collègeCollègeCollège8185%−4 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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 typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,055/m²38
€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

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Site de Cassinomagus and 8 more in and around Chassenon

Heritage and museums in and near Chassenon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chassenon

14pages on Chassenon

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Chassenon: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

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.

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Chassenon’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 →
RochechouartSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteConfolensOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRochechouartSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteConfolensOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureChassenon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassenon836—————
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,6032.9AAAB+
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,4156.2A−AB−B
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7779.7B−AB+D
Confolens2,73012BAC+D−
Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne2,55013—A−—B+
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11116BA−C+C

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

Population
836 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
INSEE code
16086

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.