Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 398 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pressignac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Pressignac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pressignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
36% 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 Pressignac.
For Pressignac, that is above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 9.8% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Pressignac | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
Pressignac sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pressignac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
That puts Pressignac below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Pressignac has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
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.
On this, Pressignac is below both Charente’s towns (€1,635/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €856/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Pressignac. Best known first.
Pressignac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Saint-Martin: Photo: Droop · CC BY 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pressignac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressignac | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rochechouart Haute-Vienne | 3,603 | 4.3 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 3,777 | 8.5 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne | 11,415 | 9 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Confolens | 2,730 | 14 | B | A | C+ | D− |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 14 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne | 2,550 | 16 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pressignac is a commune of 398 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.