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Home to 427 people, this town lies in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Fraigne has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Saint-Fraigne does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Fraigne 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 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Fraigne.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. A fifth of adults hold a degree. The middle age in Saint-Fraigne is 52.5.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Fraigne | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Fraigne is Église Saint-Fraigne. Protection here reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For its 150 residents in work, Saint-Fraigne has 200 jobs: 1.2 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,390 a year. 8.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Fraigne recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Fraigne. Best known first.
Saint-Fraigne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Fraigne: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Fraigne yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Fraigne | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec | 3,449 | 11 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Rouillac | 2,919 | 12 | B | A | B− | B |
| La Boixe | 2,841 | 15 | A | A− | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Fraigne is a commune of 427 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de 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
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 November 4, 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.