Rouillac grades B overall: better than 58% of compared French towns, and #17 of 26 in Charente. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Rouillac 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 Rouillac.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Rouillac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.27/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Rouillac comes below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,272/m², comes from 91 sales of houses and apartments in Rouillac from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,272/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rouillac€1,272/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,272/m²
91
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.35 to €11.70/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Rouillacais
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Only 5.9% of commuters in Rouillac go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Rouillac sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Rouillac has 1,550 jobs for 1,200 working residents, 1.3 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
1,550
jobs based in Rouillac, 1.3 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 26% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Rouillac than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
That puts Rouillac below both Charente’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 30% of the population.
49.3median age
RouillacCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
Allowing for age and care homes, Rouillac sees fewer deaths than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Rouillac is below both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 574 residents of Rouillac died, against 486 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Rouillac · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Rouillac: 24% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Rouillac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Rouillac is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Rouillac has less crime per resident than 50% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 50 offenses in the graded categories in Rouillac in 2025. For family violence, armed robbery, 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, 5.3% of the index here.
10.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Burglary14
Sexual violence9
Other physical violence8
Fraud16
Theft without violence11
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.
10.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
50
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Rouillac
Is Rouillac safe?
It grades B− for safety, #12 of 26 in Charente. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 19 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rouillac good?
They grade D, better than 13% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rouillac expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,272/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Rouillac grades A for cost of living.
About Rouillac
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rouillac is a commune of 2,919 people in the Communauté de communes du Rouillacais. 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.
