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ÉtagnacCharente

A town of 982 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Étagnac a good place to live?

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

What makes Étagnac stand out

The 2 things Étagnac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ancien prieuré d'Etricor
Ancien prieuré d'Etricor · Inscrit · Photo: Ligne11 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Étagnac’s story

Étagnac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Étagnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1959.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1959First protected: Château de Rochebrune
  • 1987Most recently protected: Ancien prieuré d'Etricor
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Étagnac.

Who lives here

Few people in Étagnac are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Étagnac sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. Over-65s are 34% of the population.

52.5median age
ÉtagnacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 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 Étagnac
ÉtagnacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.6%9.6%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+34%28%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education16%25%30%

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

History

Étagnac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

That puts Étagnac above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Étagnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1959
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work

8.3% of Étagnac’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 86% drove.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
400
jobs based in Étagnac, 1.1 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Étagnac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.63/m² a month

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

On this, Étagnac is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,031/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Étagnac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,031/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Étagnac€1,031/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,031/m²35
€7.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €9.45/m² a month)
€7.07/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Rochebrune and 6 more in and around Étagnac

Heritage and gardens in and near Étagnac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Étagnac

13pages on Étagnac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Étagnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Château de Rochebrune: Photo: This Photo was taken by croucrou / Sylvain Crouzillat Cette Photo a été prise par croucrou / Sylvain Crouzillat More pictures in my personal gallery Plus de photos dans ma galerie personnelle Plus d'info sur moi sur mon site web | www.sylvain-crouzillat.c · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien prieuré d'Etricor: Photo: Ligne11 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Étagnac

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

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Étagnac’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 →
RochechouartSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteConfolensOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRochechouartSaint-JunienTerres-de-Haute-CharenteConfolensOradour-sur-GlaneChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureÉtagnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Étagnac982—————
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,6034.7AAAB+
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,4155.7A−AB−B
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7779.6B−AB+D
Confolens2,73010BAC+D−
Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne2,55012—A−—B+
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11117BA−C+C

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

About Étagnac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Étagnac is a commune of 982 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
982 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.4 sq mi (29.4 km²)
INSEE code
16132

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.