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A town of 242 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Oriolles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Oriolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Marien, in Condéon, 3.2 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oriolles.
On this, Oriolles is below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Oriolles | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Oriolles comes above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Oriolles has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.9 per worker. The median disposable income is €21,670 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.
For Oriolles, that is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Oriolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Oriolles as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriolles | 242 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 4,726 | 7.8 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Montendre Charente-Maritime | 3,222 | 14 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Jonzac Charente-Maritime | 3,602 | 16 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 17 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 3,550 | 17 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 4,357 | 18 | B+ | B+ | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oriolles is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud 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
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.