Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 32% of homes. 37% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie stand out
The 2 things Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Henri-Joseph-Claude de Bourdeilles, born in 1720, is the one person born in Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.5% of Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
57.9median age
Paizay-Naudouin-EmbourieCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 46% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Substructions gallo-romaines. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.3%
12.9% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €22,280 a year per consumption unit, below Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie, 0.6 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
On the Culture ministry’s list, Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie is a commune of 337 people in the Communauté de communes Val 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
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.
