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NanclarsCharente

A town of 211 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

211

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.76

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

Median income

€27,690

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 Nanclars a good place to live?

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

What makes Nanclars stand out

The one thing Nanclars does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

13% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Nanclars’ story

Nanclars in pictures

Nanclars has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Pierre Eléonore Poujaud, born in 1728, is the one person born in Nanclars before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1920First protected: Église Saint-Michel

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nanclars.

History

Old homes shape Nanclars: 45% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Nanclars is Église Saint-Michel. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Michel 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1920

first monument protected

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Age of homes45% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Nanclars?”

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

Who lives here

Nanclars has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7% are 15 to 24

A quarter of residents are 65 or over, lower than Charente’s towns (28%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by just over two in five adults. The median resident of Nanclars is 52.2 years old.

52.2median age

NanclarsCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%

CAP or BEP22%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education41%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nanclars
	Nanclars	Charente median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	4.7%	9.6%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	37%	26%	26%
65+	25%	28%	22%
No diploma	12%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	22%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	41%	25%	30%

Full pageNanclars’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2 people per household Born abroad7.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Nanclars?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Nanclars than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

The median disposable income was €27,690 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.6% of the labour force are out of work. Jobs located in Nanclars: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Nanclars, 0.3 per working resident

7.6%

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

€27,690

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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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€27,690 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.

A collège lies 3 mi away.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Nanclars90.0%

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

3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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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

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nanclars than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month

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

The market in Nanclars: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.59/m² a month.

€8.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nanclars€8.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€8.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €11.04/m² a month)

€8.59/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageNanclars’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.76/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 Nanclars

12pages on Nanclars

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.9 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartialChurch · 12th c. · in Mouton, 3.5 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit de la BoixeArchaeological site · Prehistory · in Vervant, 3.5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-AmantChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Val-de-Bonnieure, 3.5 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Michel: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nanclars

One notable person was born in Nanclars.

Their page →

Pierre Eléonore PoujaudFrench politician · born 1728

Nanclars’ 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 BoixeBrieChampniersLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuelle-sur-TouvreNanclars

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nanclars	211	—	—	—	—	—
La Boixe	2,841	7.1	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Brie	4,125	8.3	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Champniers	5,281	9.1	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	4,025	11	B⁺	B	B⁻	A⁺
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure	3,111	11	B	A⁻	C⁺	C
Ruelle-sur-Touvre	7,408	11	C⁺	B⁺	B⁻	C⁺

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

About Nanclars

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nanclars is a commune of 211 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: 211 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code: 16241

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.