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A town of 495 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

495

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

€25,610

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Pérignac a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais · Classé · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pérignac’s story

Pérignac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pérignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1907First protected: Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pérignac.

Who lives here

Few people in Pérignac are 15 to 24: 8%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

For Pérignac, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 26% of residents.

52.4median age

PérignacCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pérignac
	Pérignac	Charente median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	8%	9.6%	11%
25–44	18%	21%	23%
45–64	33%	26%	26%
65+	26%	28%	22%
No diploma	19%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	19%	18%
Higher education	20%	25%	30%

Full pagePérignac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages52.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households230 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad6.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Pérignac?”

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

History

Pérignac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Pérignac sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pérignac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Pérignac is Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais 12th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1907

first monument protected

Full pagePérignac’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes30% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Pérignac?”

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

Work & commute

Only 6.2% of commuters in Pérignac go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Pérignac below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Pérignac has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot4%

Bicycle2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Pérignac, 0.4 per working resident

11.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,610

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,610 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Pérignac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.11/m² a month

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

On this, Pérignac is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pérignac€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 pagePérignac’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

Logis du Maine-Giraud and 2 more in and around Pérignac

Heritage and museums in and near Pérignac. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauLogis du Maine-Giraud4.8 km northwest, in Champagne-Vigny AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Puypéroux3.6 km east, in Montmoreau MuseumMuseumMusée Alfred de Vigny4.8 km northwest, in Champagne-Vigny

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pérignac

12pages on Pérignac

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.3 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors8% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Pérignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-ProtaisChurch · 12th c.

Classé

Église Saint-Barthélémy ou Saint-Arthémy de BlanzacChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Coteaux-du-Blanzacais, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-ChristopheChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Champagne-Vigny, 3.3 mi

Classé

Église Saint-HilaireChurch · 12th c. · in Nonac, 3.4 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Pérignac

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pérignac as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

How we find them →

Pérignac’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 →

Roullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireSaint-MichelAngoulêmePérignac

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pérignac	495	—	—	—	—	—
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe	4,357	8.5	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺	B
La Couronne	7,765	9.9	C	B	D	C⁺
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente	3,550	11	A	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire	4,726	11	B⁻	B⁺	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Michel	3,196	12	B	B	C	B
Angoulême	41,908	13	C⁺	B	D⁻	B⁺

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

About Pérignac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pérignac is a commune of 495 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

Population: 495 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 9.8 sq mi (25.5 km²)
INSEE code: 16258

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.