Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cherves-Châtelars.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Cherves-Châtelars, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.8%, lower than both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
53.7median age
Cherves-ChâtelarsCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Cherves-Châtelars: 33% 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.
Cherves-Châtelars has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancien prieuré. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Cherves-Châtelars, 14.7%, runs above Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Jobs based in Cherves-Châtelars number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €22,570 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: 4.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Cherves-Châtelars, 0.3 per working resident
14.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Cherves-Châtelars
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cherves-Châtelars is a commune of 414 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
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.
