Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 169 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Couture is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Couture does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couture, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
65% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couture.
Couture sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Couture | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Couture above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couture, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Couture is below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 14.1%. Couture has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Couture comes below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Couture. Best known first.
Couture has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Couture yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couture | 169 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec | 3,449 | 7.9 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 11 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| La Boixe | 2,841 | 14 | A | A− | A | C+ |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 4,025 | 14 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Brie | 4,125 | 14 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 15 | B− | A | B+ | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Couture is a commune of 169 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
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.