Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coulgens.
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Coulgens, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.7%, below Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 16% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
38.9median age
CoulgensCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
Coulgens keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulgens: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Only 1.9% of commuters in Coulgens go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Coulgens holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income was €23,910 a year per consumption unit, about level with Charente’s towns (€24,645) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Of those in the labour force, 11.5% are unemployed.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving95%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Coulgens, 0.2 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Coulgens
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coulgens is a commune of 558 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
558 (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.
