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A town of 206 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Coutant a good place to live?

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

What makes Saint-Coutant stand out

The 2 things Saint-Coutant does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Puybautier
Château de Puybautier · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Coutant’s story

Saint-Coutant in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2001.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2001First protected: Château de Puybautier
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The data

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

Who lives here

Few people in Saint-Coutant are 15 to 24: 6.5%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

For Saint-Coutant, that is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

53.8median age
Saint-CoutantCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

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.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Coutant
Saint-CoutantCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–246.5%9.6%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma28%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat14%19%18%
Higher education16%25%30%

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

History

Saint-Coutant keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Saint-Coutant sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Coutant, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
2001
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Saint-Coutant run lower than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,280 a year per consumption unit

That puts Saint-Coutant below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 3.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Saint-Coutant has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Saint-Coutant, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Coutant costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month

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

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

€8.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Coutant€8.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.73/m² a month)
€7.01/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-Coutant

12pages on Saint-Coutant

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Château de Puybautier: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Coutant

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

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Saint-Coutant’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 →
ConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecCivrayConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecCivraySaint-Coutant
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Coutant206—————
Confolens2,73010BAC+D−
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77710B−AB+D
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,11112BA−C+C
Ruffec3,44913B+A−D−B
Civray Vienne2,52213AA+B+A−

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

About Saint-Coutant

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Coutant is a commune of 206 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
206 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km²)
INSEE code
16310

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.