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A town of 395 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Rougnac a good place to live?

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

What makes Rougnac stand out

The 2 things Rougnac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château du Repaire
Château du Repaire · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rougnac’s story

Rougnac in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rougnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1997First protected: Château du Repaire
  • 2001Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rougnac.

Who lives here

Rougnac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24

In the comparison, Rougnac comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 33% of residents.

54.3median age
RougnacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

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 Rougnac
RougnacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–245.2%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+33%28%22%
No diploma22%22%19%
CAP or BEP34%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education19%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Rougnac: 25% 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.

For Rougnac, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rougnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Rougnac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.1%

Rougnac sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Rougnac has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Rougnac, 0.3 per working resident
10.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 Rougnac is €10.05/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.

€10.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rougnac€10.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.20 to €12.30/m² a month)
€7.98/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 Rougnac

11pages on Rougnac

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rougnac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

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

Famous people from Rougnac

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

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Rougnac’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 →
Magnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreAngoulêmeGond-PontouvreMagnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxL'Isle-d'EspagnacRuelle-sur-TouvreAngoulêmeGond-PontouvreRougnac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rougnac395—————
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,25511AA−A+A−
Soyaux10,08711C+BC−C+
L'Isle-d'Espagnac5,68212A−BBA−
Ruelle-sur-Touvre7,40812C+B+B−C+
Angoulême41,90813C+BD−B+
Gond-Pontouvre5,86213CB+DC−

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

About Rougnac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Rougnac is a commune of 395 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
395 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.5 sq mi (29.9 km²)
INSEE code
16285

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.