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A town of 409 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Bonnet a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Bonnet
Église Saint-Bonnet · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Bonnet’s story

Saint-Bonnet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1948First protected: Église Saint-Bonnet
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bonnet.

History

Saint-Bonnet keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Saint-Bonnet comes above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Bonnet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Saint-Bonnet has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 7.1% are 15 to 24

For Saint-Bonnet, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents.

47.6median age
Saint-BonnetCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Bonnet
Saint-BonnetCharente medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–247.1%9.6%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+24%28%22%
No diploma24%22%19%
CAP or BEP30%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%19%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Saint-Bonnet go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Saint-Bonnet sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Saint-Bonnet has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 8.9% of the labour force are out of work.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Bonnet, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

More pass the bac at the lycées near Saint-Bonnet than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 98.0%

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

That puts Saint-Bonnet above both Charente’s towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%).

98%passed the bac (general and technological)

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Bonnet98.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Lycée Élie VinetNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée15998%+2 pts
98%
passed the general and technological bac, +2 pts against the expected rate
3.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Bonnet than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.08/m² a month

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

On this, Saint-Bonnet is below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.08/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Bonnet€9.08/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.18 to €11.49/m² a month)
€7.79/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 Saint-Bonnet

12pages on Saint-Bonnet

Landmarks

Saint-Bonnet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Bonnet: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Bonnet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Bonnet yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Bonnet’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 →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneJarnacSaint-MichelBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneJarnacSaint-MichelSaint-Bonnet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Bonnet409—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7263B−B+C−C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5508.7AA−A−C+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,35710B+B+A+B
La Couronne7,76513CBDC+
Jarnac4,48615AB+C+B
Saint-Michel3,19615BBCB

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

About Saint-Bonnet

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Bonnet is a commune of 409 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

Population
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.8 km²)
INSEE code
16303

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.