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MassignacCharente

A town of 358 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
358
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.52
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€22,290
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Massignac a good place to live?

Massignac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Massignac stand out

The 2 things Massignac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
23%2%MassignacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
23% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
37%22%MassignacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
37% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 59.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Dolmen de Tauzat
Dolmen de Tauzat · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Massignac’s story

Massignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Massignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henri Salomon, born in 1831, is the one person born in Massignac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1929First protected: Dolmen de Tauzat
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massignac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Massignac, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

For Massignac, that is below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 37% of residents are 65 or over.

59.2median age
MassignacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 90 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 Massignac
MassignacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–246.4%9.6%11%
25–4414%21%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+37%28%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education23%25%30%
Full pageMassignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages59.2 median age · 37% are 65 or overHouseholds180 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad12% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Massignac?”

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

History

Massignac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

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

Massignac sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Massignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Massignac is Dolmen de Tauzat.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
Full pageMassignac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Massignac?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Massignac run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,290 a year per consumption unit

That puts Massignac below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 6.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Massignac has 150 jobs for 150 working residents, 1 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
On foot5%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Massignac, 1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageMassignac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€22,290 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work6% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 1 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Massignac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.52/m² a month

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

On this, Massignac is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Massignac€8.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.90 to €10.53/m² a month)
€6.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageMassignac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.52/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Massignac

11pages on Massignac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.9 mi awayWork & commute150 jobs based hereHousing25 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 59.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Massignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Dolmen de TauzatDolmen · Prehistory
Classé
Église Saint-EutropeChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Les Salles-Lavauguyon, 3.1 mi
Classé
Ancienne église Saint-PierreChurch · 14th c. · in Le Lindois, 3.9 mi
Classé
Église Saint-Paul de ReilhacChurch · 12th c. · in Champniers-et-Reilhac, 6.7 mi
Photo credits

Dolmen de Tauzat: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Massignac

2 notable people were born in Massignac.

Their page →
M
Marguerite BeaumatinFrench Resistance member · 1905–1946
H
Henri SalomonFrench politician (1831–1908)

Massignac’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 →
Terres-de-Haute-CharenteRochechouartChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisSaint-JunienConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteRochechouartChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisSaint-JunienConfolensMassignac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Massignac358—————
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7777.8B−AB+D
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,6039.2AAAB+
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11110BA−C+C
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,02514B+BB−A+
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,41514A−AB−B
Confolens2,73016BAC+D−

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

About Massignac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Massignac is a commune of 358 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

Population
358 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.3 sq mi (24 km²)
INSEE code
16212

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.