Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine.
History
Criteuil-la-Magdeleine keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 48% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 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
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Charente’s towns (28%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here. The middle age in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine is 49.4.
49.4median age
Criteuil-la-MagdeleineCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
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
Work & commute
Incomes in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,520 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment runs at 9.2%. For its 200 residents in work, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine has 150 jobs: 0.7 each. 8.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Criteuil-la-Magdeleine, 0.7 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Criteuil-la-Magdeleine
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Criteuil-la-Magdeleine is a commune of 405 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
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.
