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Saint-Quentin-de-ChalaisCharente

A town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 241 people.

Population

241

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.76

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,790

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is too small for the grades other French towns get. 18% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.

What makes Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais stand out

The 2 things Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 55.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

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

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ story

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

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

1913First protected: Église Saint-Quentin

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 are 7.3% of the population. At 55.2, the median resident of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais sits in the middle of the age range.

55.2median age

Saint-Quentin-de-ChalaisCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

31%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais
	Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais	Charente median	France median
Under 15	11%	15%	17%
15–24	7.3%	9.6%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	31%	28%	22%
No diploma	16%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	22%	25%	30%

Full pageSaint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages55.2 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households110 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?”

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

History

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is Église Saint-Quentin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Quentin 12th & 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1913

first monument protected

Full pageSaint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.6%

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,790 a year per consumption unit, close to Charente’s towns (€24,645) and below compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

On foot3%

Public transport2%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais, 0.2 per working resident

14.6%

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

€24,790

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSaint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,790 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-Quentin-de-Chalais costs less than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.76/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.60/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.

€8.76/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais€8.76/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€8.76/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €10.88/m² a month)

€8.60/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSaint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.76/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Chalais and 2 more in and around Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais

Heritage in and near Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalais4.3 km northwest, in Chalais ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Labaurie2.9 km northwest, in Chalais ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Faye2.4 km southeast, in Les Essards

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais

12pages on Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 18.9 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing10 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 55.2 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →

Église Saint-QuentinChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Église Saint-LaurentChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Médillac, 2.4 mi

Classé

Église Saint-MartialChurch · Middle Ages · in Chalais, 2.7 mi

Classé

Église Saint-JacquesChurch · 12th c. · in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, 5.1 mi

Photo credits

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

Famous people from Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais’ 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 →

La Roche-ChalaisRibéracSaint-Seurin-sur-l'IsleMontpon-MénestérolCoutrasSaint-Quentin-de-Chalais

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais	241	—	—	—	—	—
La Roche-Chalais Dordogne	3,060	7.4	B⁻	B⁺	A⁻	D
Ribérac Dordogne	3,734	13	C⁺	A	C⁻	C⁺
Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle Gironde	3,167	16	B	B	B	B⁻
Montpon-Ménestérol Dordogne	5,866	16	D	B⁺	C	D
Coutras Gironde	8,678	17	D⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺

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

About Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais is a commune of 241 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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: 241 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.4 km²)
INSEE code: 16346

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.