At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle stand out
The 2 things Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle does most differently from other towns.
Église Saint-Jacques de Conzac · Classé · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle’s story
Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1953.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1953First protected: Église Saint-Jacques de Conzac
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle.
Who lives here
Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are 15 to 24
13% are under 15, below Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Among adults, 19% have a degree. Also worth knowing: residents of Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle have a median age of 54.5.
54.5median age
Saint-Aulais-la-ChapelleCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.3%
50 jobs are based in Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle, for 100 working residents (0.6 per worker). 4.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. The median disposable income was €25,030 a year per consumption unit, close to both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle, 0.6 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle is a commune of 219 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente. 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.
