People aged 15 to 24 are 6.2% of the population. 11% are under 15, below Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Typical age in Saint-Front: 59.3, the median.

59.3median age

Saint-FrontCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

42%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%

CAP or BEP25%

Baccalauréat16%

Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 78 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-Front
	Saint-Front	Charente median	France median
Under 15	11%	15%	17%
15–24	6.2%	9.6%	11%
25–44	17%	21%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	42%	28%	22%
No diploma	25%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	25%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	16%	19%	18%
Higher education	30%	25%	30%

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Ages59.3 median age · 42% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Front?”

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Front: 48% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Front, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1956

first monument protected

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Age of homes48% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Front?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Saint-Front are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 20.9%

Median disposable income comes to €23,890 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Front has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.9 per worker. 9.7% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot0%

Public transport0%

100

jobs based in Saint-Front, 0.9 per working resident

20.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,890

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€23,890 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Front costs less than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.74/m² a month

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

12 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Front from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Front€8.74/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€8.74/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €11.29/m² a month)

€7.01/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.74/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Front

12pages on Saint-Front

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.3 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing12 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.3 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-FrontChurch · 12th–15th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartialChurch · 12th c. · in Mouton, 2.1 mi

Classé

Église Saint-DenisChurch · 12th c. · in Lichères, 2.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-AmantChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Val-de-Bonnieure, 2.8 mi

Photo credits

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

Famous people from Saint-Front

One notable person was born in Saint-Front.

Their page →

Henri-Théophile BouillonFrench sculptor (1864–1933)

Saint-Front’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 →

Chasseneuil-sur-BonnieureRuffecBrieLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisLa BoixeChampniersSaint-Front

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Front	355	—	—	—	—	—
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure	3,111	9.2	B	A⁻	C⁺	C
Ruffec	3,449	10	B⁺	A⁻	D⁻	B
Brie	4,125	11	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois	4,025	12	B⁺	B	B⁻	A⁺
La Boixe	2,841	12	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Champniers	5,281	13	B⁺	A⁻	B	B

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

About Saint-Front

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Front is a commune of 355 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

Population: 355 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code: 16318

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.