Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 506 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Les Pins is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Pins, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1958.
42% 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 Les Pins.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Les Pins, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Les Pins, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Les Pins sits below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) on this measure. 25% of residents are 65 or over.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Les Pins | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
That puts Les Pins below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Les Pins has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 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.
On this, Les Pins is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Les Pins has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château des Pins: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Pins 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 Pins | 506 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 4.1 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 4,025 | 5.5 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Brie | 4,125 | 7.8 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Champniers | 5,281 | 11 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 11 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 7,408 | 12 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Pins is a commune of 506 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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.