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A town of 654 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Montembœuf is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Montembœuf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Montembœuf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Pierre, in Le Lindois, 2.8 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montembœuf.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, close to Charente’s towns (28%) and above compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
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.
| Montembœuf | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,230 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 350 jobs are based in Montembœuf, for 250 working residents (1.3 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 8.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
35 sales of houses and apartments in Montembœuf, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,091/m². House rents are put at about €7.32/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,091/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Montembœuf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montembœuf yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montembœuf | 654 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 6.1 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 7.4 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 4,025 | 8.7 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Rochechouart Haute-Vienne | 3,603 | 14 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Brie | 4,125 | 14 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre | 3,255 | 17 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Montembœuf is a commune of 654 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.