Garat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Garat with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garat.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Garat is harder to get around on foot than 98% of compared French towns
At the census, 2.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.6%. Garat has 300 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Garat, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 2% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
The median sale price of homes in Garat is €1,864/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 55 sales of houses and apartments in Garat from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,635/m² for the median of compared towns in Charente.
€1,864/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Garat€1,864/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,864/m²
55
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €12.45/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Garat sees fewer deaths than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Garat, that is below both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Garat · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
2.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre Clinical Sa
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Garat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 15 offenses in the graded categories in Garat in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 27.1% of the index here.
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
27.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Garat
Is Garat safe?
Garat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Is Garat expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.93/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Garat grades B+ for cost of living.
About Garat
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Garat is a commune of 2,105 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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
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.
