Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With an A overall, Magnac-sur-Touvre sits #6 of 26 in Charente. It comes out better than 90% of compared French towns. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,636/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. Schools lag: bac results 2.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.8 points below the expected rate. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Magnac-sur-Touvre with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Magnac-sur-Touvre.
Safety
Magnac-sur-Touvre records less crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
For 2025, the figures show 35 offenses in Magnac-sur-Touvre. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
3.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence12
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
3.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (15.3% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Magnac-sur-Touvre’s ages would predict, 76 per 100 expected, under Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Charente can expect 85.7 years and a boy 79 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 279 deaths in Magnac-sur-Touvre between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 365: 24% below. The nearest emergency department to Magnac-sur-Touvre is Centre hospitalier D Angouleme, 5.9 mi away.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Magnac-sur-Touvre · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
2.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre Clinical Sa
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Magnac-sur-Touvre than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 82.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Magnac-sur-Touvre, 89.5% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Charente’s towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.1 mi away. By results, schools here place #20 of 23 in Charente.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Magnac-sur-Touvre than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.05/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,636/m², comes from 127 sales of houses and apartments in Magnac-sur-Touvre from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.04/m² a month.
€1,636/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Magnac-sur-Touvre€1,636/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,636/m²
127
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.30/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Magnac-sur-Touvre hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 35%
26% of residents have reached 65. The 15-to-24 age group: 9%, below Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
47.8median age
Magnac-sur-TouvreCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Unemployment in Magnac-sur-Touvre, 6.7%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €27,480 a year per consumption unit, above Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Magnac-sur-Touvre holds 400 jobs; 1,400 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. Bus, tram or train carried 5.5% of working residents in Magnac-sur-Touvre to work at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Magnac-sur-Touvre, 0.3 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 52% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Magnac-sur-Touvre
Is Magnac-sur-Touvre safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 26 in Charente. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Magnac-sur-Touvre good?
They grade C−, better than 23% of compared French towns and #20 of 23 in Charente. 96% of 352 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marguerite de Valois in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Magnac-sur-Touvre expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,636/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Magnac-sur-Touvre grades A− for cost of living.
About Magnac-sur-Touvre
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Magnac-sur-Touvre is a commune of 3,255 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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
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.
