Puymoyen has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C+): 30% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,944/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1 job per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Puymoyen with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puymoyen.
Safety
For crime per resident, Puymoyen sits below 92% of compared French towns
Burglary topped the graded crimes in Puymoyen (2025). 23 offenses were reported in Puymoyen during 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.4.
2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary18
Criminal damage5
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
23.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 23.2% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Puymoyen are 65 or over, more than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns
6.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 42% have a degree.
56.7median age
PuymoyenCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education42%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Puymoyen run below what its ages would predict: 80 per 100 expected, fewer than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Charente, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 260 deaths in Puymoyen from 2016 to 2025; there were 209, 20% fewer. There are 2 general practitioners in the town.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Puymoyen · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre Clinical Sa
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Puymoyen is better off than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,390 a year per consumption unit
7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.5% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Puymoyen number 900, against 900 residents in work (1 per worker).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
900
jobs based in Puymoyen, 1 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
89.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the 11 collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.6 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near Puymoyen is 93.4%, in line with Charente’s towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Puymoyen
Is Puymoyen safe?
It grades A for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 5 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Puymoyen good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. 98% of 284 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Charles Augustin Coulomb in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Puymoyen expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,944/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Puymoyen grades B+ for cost of living.
About Puymoyen
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Puymoyen is a commune of 2,403 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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
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.
