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A town of 353 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

353

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.76

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

Median income

€23,900

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 Fontenille a good place to live?

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

What makes Fontenille stand out

The one thing Fontenille does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite Pérotte · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Fontenille’s story

Fontenille in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fontenille: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1900.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1900First protected: Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite Pérotte
1991Most recently protected: Dolmen ou tumulus de la Motte de la Jacquille

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenille.

Who lives here

Fontenille has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Fontenille comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.

50.3median age

FontenilleCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fontenille
	Fontenille	Charente median	France median
Under 15	17%	15%	17%
15–24	6.5%	9.6%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	28%	28%	22%
No diploma	19%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	24%	25%	30%

Full pageFontenille’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.3 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households160 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Fontenille?”

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

History

Fontenille keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

For Fontenille, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fontenille: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Fontenille is Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite Pérotte.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite Pérotte Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1900

first monument protected

Full pageFontenille’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Fontenille?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Fontenille than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

Fontenille sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Fontenille has 0 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,900 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Fontenille, 0.2 per working resident

11.3%

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

€23,900

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageFontenille’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€23,900 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Fontenille 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.

That puts Fontenille 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

Fontenille€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 (€6.95 to €11.04/m² a month)

€8.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFontenille’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Dolmens des Pérottes and 4 more in and around Fontenille

Heritage and museums in and near Fontenille. Best known first.

All attractions →

Archaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmens des Pérottesin town RuinsRuinsMotte de la Jacquillein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bayers4.4 km east, in Aunac-sur-Charente MuseumMuseumLa Maison du Braconnier2.5 km south, in Saint-Groux ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bayers4.4 km east, in Aunac-sur-Charente

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fontenille

12pages on Fontenille

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.7 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors2% of the commune is protected nature Attractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.3 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Fontenille: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Dolmen ou tumulus de la Motte de la JacquilleBurial mound · Prehistory

Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite PérotteDolmen · Prehistory

Photo credits

Dolmen ou tumulus de la Motte de la Jacquille: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deux dolmens dits La Grosse Pérotte et La Petite Pérotte: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fontenille

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

How we find them →

Fontenille’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 →

RuffecLa BoixeBrieChampniersRouillacChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureFontenille

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Fontenille	353	—	—	—	—	—
Ruffec	3,449	7.7	B⁺	A⁻	D⁻	B
La Boixe	2,841	11	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Brie	4,125	14	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Champniers	5,281	14	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
Rouillac	2,919	14	B	A	B⁻	B
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure	3,111	15	B	A⁻	C⁺	C

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

About Fontenille

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Fontenille is a commune of 353 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. 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: 353 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code: 16141

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.