Chazelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Chazelles 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chazelles.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Chazelles works less well than 93% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 7.5% of the labour force are out of work. Chazelles has 450 jobs for 650 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Chazelles, 0.7 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Chazelles is €1,341/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 44 sales of houses and apartments in Chazelles from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,635/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente.
€1,341/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chazelles€1,341/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,341/m²
44
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.30/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Chazelles’ ages would predict, 78 per 100 expected, under Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Chazelles comes below both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Chazelles · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
7.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre Clinical Sa
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chazelles keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chazelles sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chazelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chazelles is Église Saint-Paul.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chazelles
Is Chazelles safe?
Chazelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Chazelles expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chazelles grades A− for cost of living.
About Chazelles
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chazelles is a commune of 1,543 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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
1,543 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
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.
