Mouthiers-sur-Boëme’s best grade is for health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,667/m² takes 4.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. Where it falls short is walkability: 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mouthiers-sur-Boëme has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mouthiers-sur-Boëme 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 Mouthiers-sur-Boëme.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme is harder to get around on foot than 94% of compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.7%, below Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Mouthiers-sur-Boëme has 450 jobs for 1,000 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Households’ median disposable income: €26,920 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme, 0.4 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than Mouthiers-sur-Boëme’s ages would predict, 77 per 100 expected, under Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme. In Charente, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 264 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 279: 5% below.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, above Charente’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (30%). 27% of residents have reached 65. Half the people of Mouthiers-sur-Boëme are older than 50.1.
50.1median age
Mouthiers-sur-BoëmeCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
The middle sale price in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme: €1,667/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.91/m² a month, close to Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.39/m² a month. 57 houses and apartments changed hands in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,667/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme€1,667/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,667/m²
57
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/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
History
More protected monuments for its size in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme than in Charente or compared French towns: 30 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
17% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme is Abri de la Chaire à Calvin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Mouthiers-sur-Boëme counts 7 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The 2025 count: 13 offenses in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme. Violence against people ran at 2.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.8 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most in the town was burglary (2025).
2.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary7
Criminal damage6
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
Drug use0
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.
2.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
37.8%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 37.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de la Foy and 3 more in and around Mouthiers-sur-Boëme
Heritage in and near Mouthiers-sur-Boëme. Best known first.
Abri de la Chaire à Calvin: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: 2Passage · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Foy: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Logis de Forge: Photo: Germon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Mouthiers-sur-Boëme
One notable person was born in Mouthiers-sur-Boëme.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mouthiers-sur-Boëme
Is Mouthiers-sur-Boëme safe?
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 6 acts of criminal damage.
Is Mouthiers-sur-Boëme expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mouthiers-sur-Boëme grades B for cost of living.
About Mouthiers-sur-Boëme
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mouthiers-sur-Boëme is a commune of 2,359 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.
