Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 272 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Édon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Édon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Édon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
35% 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 Édon.
Édon sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Children are 13% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Édon | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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 Édon above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Édon, 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, Édon is below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). Édon has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.2%.
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, Édon 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 Édon. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Édon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Nécropole d'Edon: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Rochebeaucourt: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Édon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Édon | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soyaux | 10,087 | 13 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre | 3,255 | 13 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 5,682 | 14 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Angoulême | 41,908 | 15 | C+ | B | D− | B+ |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 7,408 | 15 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
| La Couronne | 7,765 | 15 | C | B | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Édon is a commune of 272 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
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.
