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A town of 147 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Chassiecq a good place to live?

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

What makes Chassiecq stand out

The 2 things Chassiecq does most differently from other towns.

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Chassiecq’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Chassiecq’s story

No historic monuments in Chassiecq

The Culture ministry lists no building in Chassiecq as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Chapelle du Boisaugeais, in Nanteuil-en-Vallée, 2.8 mi away.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chassiecq.

Who lives here

Chassiecq skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than Charente’s towns or compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of the population. 11% of adults hold a degree, below Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Residents of Chassiecq have a median age of 59.3.

59.3median age
ChassiecqCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma30%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education11%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chassiecq
ChassiecqCharente medianFrance median
Under 158.8%15%17%
15–248.8%9.6%11%
25–4411%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+41%28%22%
No diploma30%22%19%
CAP or BEP25%30%26%
Baccalauréat27%19%18%
Higher education11%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Chassiecq run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,910 a year per consumption unit

3.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 11.3%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Bicycle4%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Chassiecq, 0.5 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Chassiecq is €11.04/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.01/m² a month. Sales in Chassiecq from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chassiecq€11.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)
€7.01/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 Chassiecq

12pages on Chassiecq

Landmarks

Nothing in Chassiecq is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Chassiecq

One notable person was born in Chassiecq.

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Chassiecq’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 →
Chasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecTerres-de-Haute-CharenteCivrayLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisConfolensChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecTerres-de-Haute-CharenteCivrayLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisConfolensChassiecq
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chassiecq147—————
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,1119.2BA−C+C
Ruffec3,44910B+A−D−B
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77711B−AB+D
Civray Vienne2,52214AA+B+A−
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,02514B+BB−A+
Confolens2,73015BAC+D−

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

About Chassiecq

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chassiecq is a commune of 147 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
147 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.1 km²)
INSEE code
16087

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.