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A town of 480 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

480

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.91

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,170

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Échallat a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Maurice · Inscrit · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Échallat’s story

Échallat in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Michel Marvaud-Baudet, born in 1743, is the one person born in Échallat before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1986First protected: Église Saint-Maurice

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Échallat.

Who lives here

Few people in Échallat are 15 to 24: 7.3%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Échallat is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population.

50.9median age

ÉchallatCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Échallat
	Échallat	Charente median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	7.3%	9.6%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	27%	28%	22%
No diploma	21%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	26%	25%	30%

Full pageÉchallat’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.9 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households220 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Échallat?”

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

History

Échallat keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Échallat comes above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Échallat, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1986

first monument protected

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Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Échallat?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Échallat are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.4%

For Échallat, that is below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Échallat has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Échallat, 0.5 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,170

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€25,170 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Échallat is €10.91/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Échallat€10.91/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€10.91/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageÉchallat’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.91/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Échallat

12pages on Échallat

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.8 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.9 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-MauriceChurch · 12th–17th c.

Classé

Domaine de FontguyonChâteau · 16th & 17th c. · in Saint-Amant-de-Nouère, 1.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Rouillac, 3.9 mi

Classé

Église Saint-HippolyteChurch · 12th c. · in Moulidars, 4.1 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Échallat

One notable person was born in Échallat.

Their page →

Michel Marvaud-BaudetFrench politician · 1743–1820

Échallat’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 →

RouillacJarnacFléacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteLa BoixeSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteÉchallat

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Échallat	480	—	—	—	—	—
Rouillac	2,919	4.9	B	A	B⁻	B
Jarnac	4,486	7	A	B⁺	C⁺	B
Fléac	3,861	7.2	A	A⁻	A⁺	C⁻
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente	3,550	8.5	A	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺
La Boixe	2,841	8.5	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	7,539	8.7	B	B	C⁺	B⁺

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

About Échallat

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Échallat is a commune of 480 people in the Communauté de communes du Rouillacais. 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: 480 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Rouillacais
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km²)
INSEE code: 16123

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.