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A town of 175 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Les Essards is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Les Essards does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Les Essards as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Quentin, in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, 2.6 mi away.
50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Essards.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.5% of the town. 34% of residents are 65 or over, above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 14% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Les Essards | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 37% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 7.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 12.6%, higher than both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 10.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Dronne-DoubleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 56 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
12 houses and apartments changed hands in Les Essards from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Les Essards. Best known first.
Nothing in Les Essards is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Essards yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Essards | 175 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 8.1 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Ribérac Dordogne | 3,734 | 11 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Montpon-Ménestérol Dordogne | 5,866 | 16 | D | B+ | C | D |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde | 3,167 | 17 | B | B | B | B− |
| Coutras Gironde | 8,678 | 18 | D− | C+ | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Essards is a commune of 175 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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) · 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.