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A town of 883 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Nieuil a good place to live?

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

What makes Nieuil stand out

The one thing Nieuil does most differently from other towns.

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Château de Nieuil
Château de Nieuil · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nieuil’s story

Nieuil in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nieuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2014.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2014First protected: Château de Nieuil
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nieuil.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Nieuil hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

For Nieuil, that is below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Children are 13% of the town.

52.4median age
NieuilCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education15%

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 Nieuil
NieuilCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–248.6%9.6%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma27%22%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education15%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Nieuil: 25% 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.

Nieuil sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Nieuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
19th c.
oldest protected part
2014
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Nieuil than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,550 a year per consumption unit

That puts Nieuil below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Nieuil has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Nieuil, 0.4 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Buying in Nieuil costs less than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €896/m²

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

On this, Nieuil is below both Charente’s towns (€1,635/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).

€896/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Nieuil€896/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€896/m²30
€8.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €11.29/m² a month)
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Nieuil and 2 more in and around Nieuil

Museums and heritage in and near Nieuil. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Nieuil

13pages on Nieuil

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Nieuil: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nieuil

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nieuil yet.

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Nieuil’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-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureConfolensLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisRochechouartBrieTerres-de-Haute-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureConfolensLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisRochechouartBrieNieuil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nieuil883—————
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7772.6B−AB+D
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,1115.5BA−C+C
Confolens2,73012BAC+D−
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,02512B+BB−A+
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,60315AAAB+
Brie4,12517A+A−A+B−

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

About Nieuil

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nieuil is a commune of 883 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
883 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.8 km²)
INSEE code
16245

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.