INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Chirac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Chirac, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chirac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Chirac is Chapelle du cimetière.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Chirac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 0.0%
Chirac sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. 6.9% of the labour force are out of work. Chirac has 50 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
0%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chirac, 0.2 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Chirac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.63/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Chirac is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,000/m², comes from 37 sales of houses and apartments in Chirac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chirac€1,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,000/m²
37
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.45/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chirac
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chirac is a commune of 781 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.