Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s strongest is safety (A−) — an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente earns an A, which places it #5 of 26 in Charente. Set against the rest, it does better than 91% of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,267/m² takes 3.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Châteauneuf-sur-Charente with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente before 1900, the earliest Jules Martin-Buchey, in 1850.
1862First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
1925Most recently protected: Ancienne église de Saint-Surin
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente.
Safety
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente sees less crime per resident than 82% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Châteauneuf-sur-Charente show 70 offenses in 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, sexual violence came up most often (2025).
6.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence25
Criminal damage24
Family violence21
Fraud25
Theft without violence20
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
70
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
11.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 11.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #4 of 23 in Charente on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente costs less than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,267/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. House rents are put at about €7.52/m² a month. The market in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: 83 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,267/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente€1,267/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,289/m²
79
€10.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.68 to €13.66/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.52/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
29% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 14%.
49.8median age
Châteauneuf-sur-CharenteCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Charente is 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 557 deaths in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente from 2016 to 2025; there were 582, 4% more. The nearest emergency department to Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is Centre hospitalier D Angouleme, 8.8 mi away. 5 GPs practise locally.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente · 1.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
8.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Pierre. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Fewer people in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.9%
The median disposable income was €24,160 a year per consumption unit, close to Charente’s towns (€24,645) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente number 1,250, against 1,450 residents in work (0.9 per worker). At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente didn’t travel to work at all.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, 0.9 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 56% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Charente safe?
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 26 in Charente.
Are schools in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #4 of 23 in Charente. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châteauneuf-sur-Charente expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.89/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châteauneuf-sur-Charente grades A− for cost of living.
About Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is a commune of 3,550 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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.
