Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Rochette.
History
Old homes shape La Rochette: 26% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, La Rochette is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Rochette: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in La Rochette is Église Saint-Sébastien.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Rochette than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%
For La Rochette, that is below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). La Rochette has 50 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.1 per worker.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in La Rochette, 0.1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Rochette
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Rochette is a commune of 523 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
523 (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.