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Home to 473 people, this town lies in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

473

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.04

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,830

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Maine-de-Boixe a good place to live?

Maine-de-Boixe isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Maine-de-Boixe stand out

The one thing Maine-de-Boixe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 47.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Commanderie de Templiers, dite Chapelle du Courreau · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Maine-de-Boixe’s story

Maine-de-Boixe in pictures

Maine-de-Boixe has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2013.

11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2013First protected: Commanderie de Templiers, dite Chapelle du Courreau

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maine-de-Boixe.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Maine-de-Boixe hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 19%

16% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, about level with Charente’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.

47.1median age

Maine-de-BoixeCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP37%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Maine-de-Boixe
	Maine-de-Boixe	Charente median	France median
Under 15	16%	15%	17%
15–24	9.3%	9.6%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	29%	28%	22%
No diploma	22%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	37%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	19%	18%
Higher education	19%	25%	30%

Full pageMaine-de-Boixe’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.1 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Maine-de-Boixe?”

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. 11% of homes were built before 1919.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

2013

first monument protected

Full pageMaine-de-Boixe’s history pageOpen the page

Map1 historic monument Age of homes11% built before 1919 · Older homes Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Maine-de-Boixe?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Maine-de-Boixe, 5.7%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Maine-de-Boixe holds 200 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,830 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%

Bicycle2%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

200

jobs based in Maine-de-Boixe, 0.9 per working resident

5.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,830

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,830 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 1.4 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Maine-de-Boixe90.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Alfred RenoleauNearest collègeCollège	Collège	62	90%±0 pts

90.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate

1.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageMaine-de-Boixe’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges90.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Maine-de-Boixe is €11.04/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.59/m² a month. Sales in Maine-de-Boixe from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Maine-de-Boixe€11.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€11.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)

€8.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMaine-de-Boixe’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Nécropole de la Boixe and 3 more in and around Maine-de-Boixe

Heritage and family days out in and near Maine-de-Boixe. Best known first.

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Archaeological siteArchaeological siteNécropole de la Boixe2.4 km west, in Cellettes ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cellettes2.9 km northwest, in Cellettes ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Échoisy4.6 km northwest, in Cellettes ZooZooLa Ferme d'Yvonne4.6 km northwest, in Cellettes

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Maine-de-Boixe

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The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.2 mi away Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Maine-de-Boixe has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Commanderie de Templiers, dite Chapelle du CourreauCommandery · 12th c.

Classé

Dolmen dit de la BoixeArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Vervant, 1.6 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th c. · in Nanclars, 2.1 mi

Classé

Tumulus de la FolatièreBurial mound · Prehistory · in Luxé, 3.6 mi

Photo credits

Commanderie de Templiers, dite Chapelle du Courreau: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Maine-de-Boixe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maine-de-Boixe yet.

How we find them →

Maine-de-Boixe’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 →

La BoixeBrieChampniersRuelle-sur-TouvreRuffecGond-PontouvreMaine-de-Boixe

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Maine-de-Boixe	473	—	—	—	—	—
La Boixe	2,841	6.6	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Brie	4,125	9.5	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Champniers	5,281	9.7	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
Ruelle-sur-Touvre	7,408	12	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺
Ruffec	3,449	12	B⁺	A⁻	D⁻	B
Gond-Pontouvre	5,862	12	C	B⁺	D	C⁻

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

About Maine-de-Boixe

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Maine-de-Boixe is a commune of 473 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. 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: 473 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km²)
INSEE code: 16200

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.