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NonacCharente

A town of 266 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 33% of residents are 65 or over.

Population
266
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.11
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€24,140
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Nonac a good place to live?

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

What makes Nonac stand out

The one thing Nonac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
33%22%NonacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 55.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Hilaire
Église Saint-Hilaire · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Nonac’s story

Nonac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nonac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Antoine Joseph Roy, born in 1748, is the one person born in Nonac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1913First protected: Église Saint-Hilaire
  • 1944Most recently protected: Château de la Léotardie
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nonac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8% of Nonac, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Nonac comes below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 33% of the town.

55.8median age
NonacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nonac
NonacCharente medianFrance median
Under 158%15%17%
15–2411%9.6%11%
25–4412%21%23%
45–6437%26%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma23%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education24%25%30%
Full pageNonac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages55.8 median age · 33% are 65 or overHouseholds130 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad8.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Nonac?”

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

History

Old homes shape Nonac: 46% 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.

For Nonac, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nonac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Nonac is Église Saint-Hilaire.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected
Full pageNonac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes46% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Nonac?”

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

Work & commute

Nonac has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Nonac, 0.4 per working resident
11.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageNonac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€24,140 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Nonac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.11/m² a month

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

Nonac sits below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nonac€9.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.23/m² a month)
€7.12/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageNonac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.11/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Léotardie and 3 more in and around Nonac

Heritage in and near Nonac. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Léotardiein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Léotardiein townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de l'Assomption du Bournet1.7 km southeast, in CourgeacChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Faye3.3 km west, in Deviat
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nonac

12pages on Nonac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors7% of the commune is protected natureAttractions2 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Nonac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Château de la LéotardieChâteau · 15th & 18th c.
Église Saint-HilaireChurch · 12th c.
Photo credits

Château de la Léotardie: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Nonac

One notable person was born in Nonac.

Their page →
A
Antoine Joseph RoyFrench politician · 1748–1828

Nonac’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 →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteSaint-MichelAngoulêmeBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteSaint-MichelAngoulêmeNonac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nonac266—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,72611B−B+C−C+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,35712B+B+A+B
La Couronne7,76513CBDC+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,55013AA−A−C+
Saint-Michel3,19615BBCB
Angoulême41,90816C+BD−B+

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

About Nonac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nonac is a commune of 266 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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
266 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
16246

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.