Roullet-Saint-Estèphe’s overall grade, B+, puts it better than 71% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #11 of 26 in Charente. Recorded crime is low (A+): an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,635/m² takes 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. Getting around depends on the car (D−): just over one in ten residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Roullet-Saint-Estèphe 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Dolmen de la Boucharderie · Classé · Photo: Germon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe’s story
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.
1840First protected: Église Saint-Cybard de Roullet
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fewer people in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%
Jobs located in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe: 1,750, for 2,050 residents in work (0.8 each). The median disposable income was €26,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Charente’s towns (€24,645). No commute at all: 3.1% of working residents here at the census.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
1,750
jobs based in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe, 0.8 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe runs lower than in 97% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 35 offenses in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was family violence (2025).
3.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence13
Burglary11
Criminal damage11
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence8
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.
3.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
35
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 8.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
Brevet results near Roullet-Saint-Estèphe run low: 80.0% passed, below Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #23 of 23 in Charente. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 6.1 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.6 mi to the nearest one.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
The median sale price of homes in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is €1,635/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.21/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 127 homes were sold in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.91/m² a month, close to Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,635/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe€1,635/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,635/m²
127
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,280
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
11% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is Dolmen de la Boucharderie. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe sees fewer deaths than 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Charente: 85.7 years for women, 79 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 352 deaths in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe from 2016 to 2025; there were 300, 15% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is Centre hospitalier D Angouleme, 4.8 mi away.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
4.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier D Angouleme
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. 17% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente’s towns (15%). The age that splits Roullet-Saint-Estèphe in two is 45.5.
45.5median age
Roullet-Saint-EstèpheCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Roullet-Saint-Estèphe counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Église Saint-Estèphe: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Cybard de Roullet: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de la Forêt: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen de la Boucharderie: Photo: Germon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Roullet-Saint-Estèphe
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roullet-Saint-Estèphe
Is Roullet-Saint-Estèphe safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #4 of 26 in Charente. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Roullet-Saint-Estèphe good?
They grade D, better than 6% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Roullet-Saint-Estèphe expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Roullet-Saint-Estèphe grades B+ for cost of living.
About Roullet-Saint-Estèphe
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe is a commune of 4,357 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.
