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A town of 113 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Curac a good place to live?

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

What makes Curac stand out

The 2 things Curac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Vincent
Église Saint-Vincent · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Curac’s story

Curac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Curac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1993First protected: Église Saint-Vincent
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Curac.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Curac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are under 15

That puts Curac below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 38% of the population.

60.3median age
CuracCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Curac
CuracCharente medianFrance median
Under 156.5%15%17%
15–247.4%9.6%11%
25–4413%21%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+38%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education21%25%30%

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

History

Curac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Curac is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Curac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1993
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Curac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,740 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Curac comes below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.7% of the labour force are out of work. Curac has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Curac, 0.3 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Curac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month

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

For Curac, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Curac€8.76/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €10.88/m² a month)
€7.90/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Curac

12pages on Curac

Landmarks

Curac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Vincent: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Curac

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

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Curac’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 →
La Roche-ChalaisBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireRibéracLa Roche-ChalaisBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireRibéracCurac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Curac113—————
La Roche-Chalais Dordogne3,06010B−B+A−D
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,72615B−B+C−C+
Ribérac Dordogne3,73416C+AC−C+

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

About Curac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Curac is a commune of 113 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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
113 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code
16117

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.