That puts Genac-Bignac above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Genac-Bignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Genac-Bignac is Église Saint-Pierre-des-Martyrs.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Pierre-des-Martyrs 13th c.

13th c.

oldest protected part

1980

first monument protected

Full pageGenac-Bignac’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes41% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Genac-Bignac?”

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

Who lives here

Genac-Bignac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24

On this, Genac-Bignac is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 25% of residents are 65 or over.

48median age

Genac-BignacCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP29%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Genac-Bignac
	Genac-Bignac	Charente median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	8.4%	9.6%	11%
25–44	23%	21%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	17%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	29%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	27%	25%	30%

Full pageGenac-Bignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households440 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Genac-Bignac?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Genac-Bignac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

In the comparison, Genac-Bignac comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Genac-Bignac has 150 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

Public transport0%

150

jobs based in Genac-Bignac, 0.3 per working resident

9.4%

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

€25,390

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageGenac-Bignac’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,390 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 Genac-Bignac 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.

For Genac-Bignac, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,099/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Genac-Bignac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,099/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Genac-Bignac€1,099/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Charente median€1,635/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,099/m²	35

€8.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.04/m² a month)

€7.76/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageGenac-Bignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,099/m²

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Genac-Bignac

13pages on Genac-Bignac

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,099/m² · rent €8.76/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.1 mi away Housing35 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute150 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-Pierre-des-MartyrsChurch · 13th c.

Classé

Théâtre gallo-romain dit des BouchaudsTheater · 1st & 2nd c. · in Saint-Cybardeaux, 2.1 mi

Classé

Ancien prieuré de LanvillePriory · 12th–18th c. · in Marcillac-Lanville, 4.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Rouillac, 4.7 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre-des-Martyrs: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Genac-Bignac

One notable person was born in Genac-Bignac.

Their page →

Jean-Louis BonnemainFrench plant physiologist · born 1936

Genac-Bignac’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 →

RouillacLa BoixeFléacSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteChampniersGond-PontouvreGenac-Bignac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Genac-Bignac	974	—	—	—	—	—
Rouillac	2,919	4.6	B	A	B⁻	B
La Boixe	2,841	5.2	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Fléac	3,861	9.2	A	A⁻	A⁺	C⁻
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	7,539	9.8	B	B	C⁺	B⁺
Champniers	5,281	10	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
Gond-Pontouvre	5,862	11	C	B⁺	D	C⁻

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

About Genac-Bignac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Genac-Bignac is a commune of 974 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: 974 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Rouillacais
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 13 sq mi (33.6 km²)
INSEE code: 16148

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.