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A town of 313 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Pleuville a good place to live?

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

What makes Pleuville stand out

The 2 things Pleuville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Gorce
Château de Gorce · Inscrit · Photo: Sonja Gurt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pleuville’s story

Pleuville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pleuville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2002First protected: Château de Gorce
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pleuville.

Who lives here

An older town: 42% of people in Pleuville are 65 or over, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

Pleuville sits above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 10% of the population.

61.4median age
PleuvilleCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pleuville
PleuvilleCharente medianFrance median
Under 1510%15%17%
15–245.8%9.6%11%
25–4411%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+42%28%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education16%25%30%

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

History

Pleuville keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919

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

That puts Pleuville above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pleuville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2002
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Pleuville has higher unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 15.5%

On this, Pleuville is above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Pleuville has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €23,000 a year per consumption unit.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot11%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Pleuville, 0.7 per working resident
15.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Pleuville costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Pleuville comes below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pleuville€8.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.73/m² a month)
€6.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleuville

12pages on Pleuville

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Gorce: Photo: Sonja Gurt · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Pleuville

One notable person was born in Pleuville.

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Pleuville’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 →
ConfolensCivrayRuffecTerres-de-Haute-CharenteConfolensCivrayRuffecTerres-de-Haute-CharentePleuville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pleuville313—————
Confolens2,73010BAC+D−
Civray Vienne2,52210AA+B+A−
Ruffec3,44915B+A−D−B
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77715B−AB+D

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

About Pleuville

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pleuville is a commune of 313 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

Population
313 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12.9 sq mi (33.3 km²)
INSEE code
16264

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.