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A town of 2,841 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
La Boixe grades A overall: better than 95% of compared French towns, and #3 of 26 in Charente. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,470/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing La Boixe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Boixe 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Boixe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1962.
20% 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 La Boixe.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
La Boixe sits above both Charente’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure. Schools rank #1 of 23 in Charente.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène DelacroixNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.7% 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 7.5%. La Boixe has 800 jobs for 1,250 working residents, 0.6 per worker.
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.
That puts La Boixe below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,470/m², comes from 103 sales of houses and apartments in La Boixe from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,470/m² | 103 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, La Boixe is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Boixe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 248 residents of La Boixe died, against 273 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, La Boixe comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 17% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Boixe | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and gardens in and near La Boixe. Best known first.
The list names few of La Boixe’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Logis du Portal: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Boixe as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boixe | 2,841 | — | A | A− | A | C+ |
| Champniers | 5,281 | 5 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 7,539 | 6.1 | B | B | C+ | B+ |
| Gond-Pontouvre | 5,862 | 6.4 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Fléac | 3,861 | 6.6 | A | A− | A+ | C− |
| Brie | 4,125 | 7 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 7,408 | 7.4 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It has less crime per resident than 93% of compared French towns: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It grades A for safety, #6 of 26 in Charente.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #1 of 23 in Charente. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,470/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Boixe grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Boixe is a commune of 2,841 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
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.