Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 844: a town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Sornin falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Sornin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement et grottes constituant l'abri dit du Placard, in Moulins-sur-Tardoire, 1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sornin.
23% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, above Charente’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Sornin | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.0% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs based in Saint-Sornin number 100, against 350 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,290 a year per consumption unit, near Charente’s towns (€24,645) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
28 houses and apartments changed hands in Saint-Sornin from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Sornin. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Sornin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Sornin 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-Sornin | 844 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 4,025 | 4.3 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Brie | 4,125 | 8.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 9.1 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre | 3,255 | 10 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 7,408 | 11 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Champniers | 5,281 | 12 | B+ | A− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Sornin is a commune of 844 people in the Communauté de communes La Rochefoucauld porte du Périgord. 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 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.