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CourcômeCharente

A town of 814 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
814
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Home prices
€900
per m² · 32 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²
Rent
€11.04
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,880
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Courcôme a good place to live?

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

What makes Courcôme stand out

The 2 things Courcôme does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
€900€2,430CourcômeMedianMedian price per m²
Housing
€900/m²
Median sale price, 63% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)
32 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.
28%22%CourcômeMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Median age 50.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmens de Magnez
Dolmens de Magnez · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Courcôme’s story

Courcôme in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Courcôme: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1881.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1881First protected: Église Notre-Dame
  • 1979Most recently protected: Chapelle Saint-Antoine du cimetière
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Courcôme.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Courcôme than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults

For Courcôme, that is below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 28% of the town.

50.6median age
CourcômeCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Courcôme
CourcômeCharente medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.1%9.6%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+28%28%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education22%25%30%
Full pageCourcôme’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages50.6 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds380 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad7.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Courcôme?”

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

History

Old homes shape Courcôme: 36% 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.

Courcôme sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Courcôme: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Courcôme is Dolmens de Magnez.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1881
first monument protected
Full pageCourcôme’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homesMap3 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Courcôme?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Courcôme run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,880 a year per consumption unit

That puts Courcôme below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). Courcôme has 150 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Courcôme, 0.4 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCourcôme’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,880 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident

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

Housing

A home in Courcôme sells for €900/m², less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Courcôme is below both Charente’s towns (€1,635/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€900/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Courcôme€900/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€900/m²32
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)
€7.26/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCourcôme’s cost of living pageOpen the page
PricesMedian sale price €900/m²Renting€11.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Courcôme

12pages on Courcôme
The big questions
Cost of livingMedian €900/m² · rent €11.04/m² a monthHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3.7 mi awayHousing32 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute150 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors24% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 50.6History3 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Courcôme: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th–15th c.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine du cimetièreCemetery · 17th c.
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Antoine du cimetière: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Courcôme

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

How we find them →

Courcôme’s 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 →
RuffecCivrayLa BoixeRouillacChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecCivrayLa BoixeRouillacChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureCourcôme
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Courcôme814—————
Ruffec3,4493.7B+A−D−B
Civray Vienne2,52213AA+B+A−
La Boixe2,84115AA−AC+
Rouillac2,91917BAB−B
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11118BA−C+C

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

About Courcôme

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Courcôme is a commune of 814 people in the Communauté de communes Val de 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
814 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.9 km²)
INSEE code
16110

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.