Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 250 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Passirac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Passirac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Passirac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Passirac.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 16% of adults, below Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half the people of Passirac are older than 48.9.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Passirac | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Passirac; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 3.3% of commuters got to work without a car. Passirac holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Just over a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Sales in Passirac from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Passirac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Passirac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passirac | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 4,726 | 9.9 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| La Roche-Chalais Dordogne | 3,060 | 14 | B− | B+ | A− | D |
| Montendre Charente-Maritime | 3,222 | 17 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 3,550 | 18 | 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
Passirac is a commune of 250 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.