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Lignières-AmblevilleCharente

In Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 690 residents.

Is Lignières-Ambleville a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Lignières-Ambleville falls below the line for grades. 30% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Lignières-Ambleville stand out

The one thing Lignières-Ambleville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Notre-Dame-de-Lignières
Église Notre-Dame-de-Lignières · Classé · Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lignières-Ambleville’s story

Lignières-Ambleville in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lignières-Ambleville counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1965First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1973Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre de Sonneville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignières-Ambleville.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Lignières-Ambleville, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

7.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults. The median resident of Lignières-Ambleville is 52.3 years old.

52.3median age
Lignières-AmblevilleCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 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 Lignières-Ambleville
Lignières-AmblevilleCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.5%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+30%28%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Lignières-Ambleville: 36% 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.

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 4 of 6. Among the classé monuments in Lignières-Ambleville is Église Notre-Dame-de-Lignières. On the Culture ministry’s list, Lignières-Ambleville counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

6historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit4

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1965
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Lignières-Ambleville are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.2%

Lignières-Ambleville holds 300 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €25,610 a year per consumption unit.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot7%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
300
jobs based in Lignières-Ambleville, 0.9 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lignières-Ambleville is €10.82/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

13 houses and apartments changed hands in Lignières-Ambleville from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lignières-Ambleville€10.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €14.38/m² a month)
€7.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Lignières and 4 more in and around Lignières-Ambleville

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Lignières-Ambleville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lignières-Ambleville

12pages on Lignières-Ambleville

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lignières-Ambleville counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église de Saint-Palais-des-Combes: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Pierre de Sonneville: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-de-Lignières: Photo: Cosal · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Lignières-Ambleville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lignières-Ambleville yet.

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Lignières-Ambleville’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteJarnacChâteaubernardCognacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteJarnacChâteaubernardCognacRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLignières-Ambleville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lignières-Ambleville690—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7266.4B−B+C−C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5507.2AA−A−C+
Jarnac4,4868.4AB+C+B
Châteaubernard3,87810A+B+B+A
Cognac18,53211BB+DC+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,35712B+B+A+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lignières-Ambleville

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lignières-Ambleville is a commune of 690 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
690 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.3 sq mi (21.5 km²)
INSEE code
16186

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 November 4, 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.