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This town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 7,539.
Middle of the road on almost everything. Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente ranks #14 of 26 in Charente, with a B overall. Nationally, it does better than 62% of compared French towns. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,760/m² costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. Crime runs high (C+): an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 17.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manufacture de papiers Hébert, in Angoulême, 1.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums and heritage in and near Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente. Best known first.
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême3.3 km southeast, in Angoulême
MuseumMusée de la Société archéologique et historique de la Charente3.9 km southeast, in Angoulême
MuseumMusée du papier d'Angoulême2.7 km southeast, in Angoulême
MuseumLe Nil2.8 km southeast, in AngoulêmeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Ausone2.9 km south, in AngoulêmePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente.
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Charente’s towns (15%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
713 deaths in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 804: 11% below. In Charente, women can expect to live 85.7 years and men 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente can choose among 2 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,760/m²: 266 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.48/m² a month. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,756/m² | 252 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
All told, Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente had 178 recorded offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
2,350 jobs are based in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente, for 3,050 working residents (0.8 per worker). Public transport took 4.7% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. 10.9% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Charente’s towns (11.0%) and above compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 267 candidates at 4 lycées. The nearest collège is 1.6 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #11 of 23 in Charente on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 97 | 87%−4 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Paul PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 145 | 99%±0 pts |
| Collège Michelle PalletBest against expectations: 21 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 47 | 74%+21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente.
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-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 7,539 | — | B | B | C+ | B+ |
| Gond-Pontouvre | 5,862 | 1.8 | C | B+ | D | C− |
| Fléac | 3,861 | 1.9 | A | A− | A+ | C− |
| Angoulême | 41,908 | 2.2 | C+ | B | D− | B+ |
| Saint-Michel | 3,196 | 2.5 | B | B | C | B |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 5,682 | 3.2 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Soyaux | 10,087 | 3.6 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #18 of 26 in Charente. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #11 of 23 in Charente. 99% of 145 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Paul in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,760/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.87/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente is a commune of 7,539 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.