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RonsenacCharente

A town of 571 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
571
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
€24,240
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ronsenac a good place to live?

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

What makes Ronsenac stand out

The 2 things Ronsenac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%RonsenacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
28%22%RonsenacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 48.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste · Inscrit · Photo: 2Passage · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ronsenac’s story

Ronsenac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ronsenac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Nicolas-Prosper Gellibert des Seguins, born in 1788, is the one person born in Ronsenac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1988First protected: Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste
  • 2009Most recently protected: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ronsenac.

Who lives here

Ronsenac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24

That puts Ronsenac below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 28% of residents are 65 or over.

48.3median age
RonsenacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Ronsenac
RonsenacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–248.9%9.6%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+28%28%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education24%25%30%
Full pageRonsenac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages48.3 median age · 28% are 65 or overHouseholds260 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Ronsenac?”

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

History

Ronsenac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

On this, Ronsenac is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ronsenac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Ronsenac is Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1988
first monument protected
Full pageRonsenac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes23% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Ronsenac?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ronsenac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

In the comparison, Ronsenac comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Ronsenac has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Ronsenac, 0.4 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRonsenac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€24,240 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Ronsenac, that is below both Charente’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ronsenac85.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Henri MartinNearest collègeCollègeCollège6685%−3 pts
85.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pageRonsenac’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ronsenac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.11/m² a month

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

Ronsenac sits below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ronsenac€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 pageRonsenac’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

Prieuré de Ronsenac and 3 more in and around Ronsenac

Heritage in and near Ronsenac. Best known first.

All attractions →
Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré de Ronsenacin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Mercerie4.2 km north, in Magnac-lès-GardesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villebois-Lavalette3.8 km northeast, in Villebois-LavaletteChâteauChâteauLogis de Chênard4.9 km southwest, in Boisné-La Tude
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ronsenac

13pages on Ronsenac
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.1 mi awayHousing21 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute100 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors2% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 48.3History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Ronsenac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Prieuré Saint-Jean-BaptistePriory · 11th–19th c.
Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th & 19th c.
Photo credits

Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: 2Passage · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Ronsenac

One notable person was born in Ronsenac.

Their page →
N
Nicolas-Prosper Gellibert des SeguinsFrench politician and officer (1788–1861)

Ronsenac’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 →
La CouronneSoyauxRoullet-Saint-EstèpheAngoulêmeMagnac-sur-TouvreSaint-MichelLa CouronneSoyauxRoullet-Saint-EstèpheAngoulêmeMagnac-sur-TouvreSaint-MichelRonsenac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ronsenac571—————
La Couronne7,76512CBDC+
Soyaux10,08713C+BC−C+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,35713B+B+A+B
Angoulême41,90813C+BD−B+
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,25514AA−A+A−
Saint-Michel3,19614BBCB

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

About Ronsenac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ronsenac is a commune of 571 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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
571 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.3 sq mi (26.6 km²)
INSEE code
16283

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.