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CombiersCharente

A town of 128 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
128
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.05
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,060
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Combiers a good place to live?

Combiers is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Combiers stand out

The 2 things Combiers does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
35%2%CombiersMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
35% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
31%22%CombiersMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 56.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église de Rozet ou de Rauzet
Église de Rozet ou de Rauzet · Classé · Photo: Marie-France Dereix · CC BY 3.0
Combiers’ story

Combiers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Combiers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Église de Rozet ou de Rauzet
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Combiers.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Combiers than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 9.4% are under 15

In the comparison, Combiers comes below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 31% of residents.

56.5median age
CombiersCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Combiers
CombiersCharente medianFrance median
Under 159.4%15%17%
15–248.6%9.6%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP28%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education27%25%30%
Full pageCombiers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages56.5 median age · 31% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad20% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Combiers?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Combiers keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Combiers, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Combiers: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Combiers is Église de Rozet ou de Rauzet.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected
Full pageCombiers’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Combiers?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Combiers are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 16.4%

Combiers sits above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Combiers has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,060 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Combiers, 0.7 per working resident
16.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCombiers’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.7 per working residentGetting to work10% walk, cycle or take transitMedian income€23,060 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Combiers is €10.05/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Combiers€10.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.30/m² a month)
€7.32/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCombiers’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.05/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Rochebeaucourt and 5 more in and around Combiers

Heritage in and near Combiers. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochebeaucourtin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lasfondsin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochebeaucourt3 km southwest, in ÉdonChâteauChâteauChâteau Lasteyrie1.7 km south, in La Rochebeaucourt-et-ArgentineChâteauChâteauLa Chabroulie4.1 km southeast, in Sainte-Croix-de-MareuilChâteauChâteauMonplaisir3.5 km south, in Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Combiers

12pages on Combiers
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.5 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors7% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 56.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Combiers has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Église de Rozet ou de RauzetChurch · 12th c.
Classé
Église Saint-Théodore de la RochebeaucourtChurch · 12th–16th c. · in La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine, 1.8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-VivienChurch · 12th c. · in Charras, 2.8 mi
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Magnac-lès-Gardes, 4 mi
Photo credits

Église de Rozet ou de Rauzet: Photo: Marie-France Dereix · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Combiers

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Combiers yet.

How we find them →

Combiers’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente →
NontronMagnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreBrantôme en PérigordNontronMagnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreBrantôme en PérigordCombiers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Combiers128—————
Nontron Dordogne3,05713A+AA−B+
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,25514AA−A+A−
Soyaux10,08714C+BC−C+
L'Isle-d'Espagnac5,68215A−BBA−
Ruelle-sur-Touvre7,40815C+B+B−C+
Brantôme en Périgord Dordogne3,76315A+BA+B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Combiers

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Combiers is a commune of 128 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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
128 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
16103

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.