Photo: MatthOSM16 · CC BY-SA 4.0A higher share of households headed by a manual worker than 97% of compared French towns, at 26%
Where 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente has 5.6%. At the same time, half of the town’s residents are over 49.8, older than in 82% of compared French towns. The town had 3,550 residents in 1,680 households at the 2023 census. Put another way, about one in six: 18% of households are couples with children.
Throughout this page, the Charente median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
A change of +3% since 2012 leaves Châteauneuf-sur-Charente behind 56% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Charente town +1%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 29%, a higher share than 84% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 49.8. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 8.9%, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is behind 83% of compared French towns on that count. By way of comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
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.
In Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, 39% of households are one person living alone, more than in 66% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
With single-parent households at 11%, Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is ahead of 64% of compared French towns on that count. For comparison, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. On average, 2 people share a household.
Flats make up 17% in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, less than in 74% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
At 2.9%, the share of second homes is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town. Typically, 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Empty homes account for 9.3%. Just over one in ten households have no car, a higher share than in 51% of compared French towns.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €24,160 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €24,160 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 69% of compared French towns. Below the poverty line: 14.0% of residents.
In Châteauneuf-sur-Charente, 7.2% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 66% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a retired person make up 31%, against 32% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals: 5.9%, a higher share than 64% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
That is lower than in 51% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%. For comparison, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Immigrants account for 6.4%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente sits below 68% of compared French towns for married residents (40%)
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Single residents: 24% here and 25% in the typical compared French town. Measured more widely, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Only 21% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Against a figure of 19% in the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente comes in at 26%. For comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 3,530 to 3,569 people: this is the 17th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Rubelles is the youngest (34.9); Deauville the oldest (63.3).
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente is younger than 2 of its 6 nearest neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 4,357 · 4.7 mi | 45.5 | 22% | 1.4% | 2.9% |
| La Couronne 7,765 · 7.4 mi | 43.8 | 22% | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Saint-Michel 3,196 · 8.3 mi | 49.8 | 32% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| Jarnac 4,486 · 8.4 mi | 52.5 | 33% | 3.8% | 4.5% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 8.6 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire 4,726 · 9.9 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 2.4% | 4.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
What is the population of Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?
3,550 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 3% more than in 2012 (3,432).
How old are Châteauneuf-sur-Charente’s residents?
The median age is 49.8, older than 82% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 29% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?
56, with occasional dwellings: 2.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?
INSEE counts 230 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.4% of residents, and 210 foreign nationals (5.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente?
€24,160 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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