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Population 342: a town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Oradour-Fanais has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Oradour-Fanais does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Oradour-Fanais counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1921.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Oradour-Fanais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oradour-Fanais.
Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Oradour-Fanais | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 39% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Oradour-Fanais is Église Saint-Martin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Oradour-Fanais number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.7 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €16,670 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Oradour-Fanais recorded 9 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Oradour-Fanais yet.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oradour-Fanais is a commune of 342 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oradour-Fanais | 342 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Confolens | 2,730 | 8.8 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Bellac Haute-Vienne | 3,537 | 13 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne | 11,415 | 17 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne | 2,550 | 18 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.