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A town of 185 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Poursac a good place to live?

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

What makes Poursac stand out

The 2 things Poursac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poursac’s story

Poursac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1938.

57% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1938First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poursac.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.1% of Poursac, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Poursac is below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). 37% of residents are 65 or over.

58.9median age
PoursacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Poursac
PoursacCharente medianFrance median
Under 158.1%15%17%
15–246.5%9.6%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+37%28%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%19%18%
Higher education33%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Poursac: 57% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

In the comparison, Poursac comes above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Poursac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1938
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Poursac, 4.1%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns

For Poursac, that is below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Poursac has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 5.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Poursac, 0.3 per working resident
4.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Poursac is €11.04/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Poursac€11.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Verteuil and 3 more in and around Poursac

Heritage in and near Poursac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Poursac

12pages on Poursac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Poursac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Poursac yet.

How we find them →

Poursac’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 →
RuffecCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa BoixeBrieLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisRuffecCivrayChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureLa BoixeBrieLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisPoursac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Poursac185—————
Ruffec3,4495.5B+A−D−B
Civray Vienne2,52213AA+B+A−
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11113BA−C+C
La Boixe2,84115AA−AC+
Brie4,12516A+A−A+B−
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,02516B+BB−A+

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

About Poursac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Poursac is a commune of 185 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

Population
185 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.4 km²)
INSEE code
16268

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.