Where it does best is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 11.3% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €1,007/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Coteaux-du-Blanzacais has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Coteaux-du-Blanzacais 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.
Église Saint-Barthélémy ou Saint-Arthémy de Blanzac · Classé · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais’ story
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais: 3 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 1890.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1890First protected: Église Saint-Barthélémy ou Saint-Arthémy de Blanzac
1914Most recently protected: Chapelle des Templiers
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Chapelle des Templiers: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Cybard de Porcheresse: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais costs less than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.11/m² a month
€1,007/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 2.9 years of the median income in Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente. From July 2023 to June 2026, 38 homes were sold in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais. That is the middle of 38 sales of houses and apartments in the town 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.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais€1,007/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,007/m²
38
€9.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.23/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Money is tighter in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,420 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais didn’t travel to work at all. Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais, 0.7 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 21%
45.1median age
People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, below Charente’s towns (28%) but above compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Typical age in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais: 45.1, the median.
Coteaux-du-BlanzacaisCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
3 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. Among the classé monuments in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais is Chapelle des Templiers. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais run lower than in 53% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 114 residents of Coteaux-du-Blanzacais died, against 131 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Coteaux-du-Blanzacais is Ch Hopitaux Sud Charente, 8.1 mi away. 2 GPs practise in the town. Life expectancy in Charente: 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Hopitaux Sud Charente
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais is a commune of 1,013 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente. 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
1,013 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.9 km²)
INSEE code
16046
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Coteaux-du-Blanzacais
Is Coteaux-du-Blanzacais safe?
Coteaux-du-Blanzacais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Coteaux-du-Blanzacais expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Coteaux-du-Blanzacais grades A for cost of living.
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.
