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A town of 1,011 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Salles-d'Angles a good place to live?

Salles-d'Angles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 42% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 32% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Salles-d'Angles stand out

The 2 things Salles-d'Angles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Salles-d'Angles grades

Each subject compares Salles-d'Angles 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 grading works

Cost of livingA−Open →WalkabilityC−Open →Jobs & income10.0% unemploymentB+Open →HealthAfter allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns · less sure: likely between C+ and AB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Presbytère et jardin
Presbytère et jardin · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Salles-d'Angles’ story

Salles-d'Angles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salles-d'Angles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salles-d'Angles.

HousingCost of living A−

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Salles-d'Angles is €10.10/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price, so the Cost Grade uses rent alone.

€10.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Salles-d'Angles€10.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)
€9.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Salles-d'Angles than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%

For Salles-d'Angles, that is below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Salles-d'Angles has 900 jobs for 450 working residents, 2.1 per worker. The median disposable income is €26,480 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
900
jobs based in Salles-d'Angles, 2.1 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Salles-d'Angles than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

Salles-d'Angles sits below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. Over-65s are 31% of the population.

51.6median age
Salles-d'AnglesCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Salles-d'Angles
Salles-d'AnglesCharente medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–249.7%9.6%11%
25–4419%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+31%28%22%
No diploma21%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

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

HealthHealth B+

Allowing for age and care homes, Salles-d'Angles sees fewer deaths than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

That puts Salles-d'Angles below both Charente’s towns (88) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.

−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw96
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Salles-d'Angles · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
5.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

History

Old homes shape Salles-d'Angles: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

On this, Salles-d'Angles is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salles-d'Angles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
13th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Nearby attractions

Presbytère de Salles-d'Angles and 2 more in and around Salles-d'Angles

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Salles-d'Angles. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Salles-d'Angles

13pages on Salles-d'Angles

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Salles-d'Angles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Presbytère et jardin: Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Salles-d'Angles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Salles-d'Angles yet.

How we find them →

Salles-d'Angles’ 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 →
ChâteaubernardCognacVal-de-CognacJarnacPonsJonzacChâteaubernardCognacVal-de-CognacJarnacPonsJonzacSalles-d'Angles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Salles-d'Angles1,011——A−—B+
Châteaubernard3,8784.9A+B+B+A
Cognac18,5325.5BB+DC+
Val-de-Cognac3,4719.2AA−A+B+
Jarnac4,4869.4AB+C+B
Pons Charente-Maritime4,34310C−BC−C+
Jonzac Charente-Maritime3,60213DC+D−D

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

Questions about Salles-d'Angles

Is Salles-d'Angles safe?

Salles-d'Angles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

About Salles-d'Angles

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Salles-d'Angles is a commune of 1,011 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
1,011 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²)
INSEE code
16359

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.