Is La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois a good place to live?
Good on most counts; one lags. Residents are healthier than most (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 39% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois’s overall grade of B+ puts it better than 73% of compared French towns, #10 of 26 in Charente. A 70 m² home at the median €1,404/m² costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château · Classé · Photo: Aubry Françon · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois’ story
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 15 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 92% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1909.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2007.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois run below what its ages would predict: 61 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois is Centre hospitalier D Angouleme, 14.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 608 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 516, 15% fewer. Also worth knowing: in Charente, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−39%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted61
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
11.1 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
6 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2007
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Since 2007, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Scaled to its population, that is 15 protected monuments for every 10,000 people in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois. Among the classé monuments locally is Église Saint-Cybard.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois skews older, with 34% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults, below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. The age that splits La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois in two is 53.8.
53.8median age
La Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
182 sales of houses and apartments in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,404/m². Renting a house costs an estimated €8.03/m² a month. The sales split: 96% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,404/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois€1,404/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,417/m²
175
€11.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.09 to €14.25/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
More people in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.1%
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois holds 1,400 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. Half of residents lived on more than €23,770 a year per consumption unit, near Charente’s towns (€24,645) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,400
jobs based in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, 1 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois sees more crime than 54% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 96 offenses locally. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.3 violent offenses and 14.9 graded property crimes a year.
7.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Family violence25
Burglary17
Sexual violence10
Other physical violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence14
Drug use11
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.
7.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
96
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For 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, 2.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de La Rochefoucauld and 5 more in and around La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Cybard: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent des Carmes: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Puyvidal: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église d'Olérat: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
10 notable people were born in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois.
Sébastien Charpentier: HubertduMaine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Hérault de Gourville: Gérard Edelinck / After Hyacinthe Rigaud, Public domain · Étienne Mougeotte: nicogenin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Jean Marchais: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Is La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois safe?
It grades B− for safety, #14 of 26 in Charente. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #13 of 23 in Charente. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,404/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.38/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois grades B for cost of living.
About La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois is a commune of 4,025 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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
4,025 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord
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.
