Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 439 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Lesterps is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Lesterps does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lesterps counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1862.
48% 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 Lesterps.
32% of residents are 65 or over, above Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Children are 13% of the town. Among adults, 18% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lesterps | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Lesterps is Église Saint-Pierre. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The jobless rate is 13.9%. At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lesterps has 100 jobs for 150 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.
The middle sale price: €794/m², below Charente’s towns (€1,635/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Lesterps: 33 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €806/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Lesterps. Best known first.
Lesterps has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Lesterps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesterps | 439 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confolens | 2,730 | 5.8 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne | 11,415 | 9.8 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Rochechouart Haute-Vienne | 3,603 | 13 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne | 2,550 | 13 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 13 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Bellac Haute-Vienne | 3,537 | 15 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lesterps is a commune of 439 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) · 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.