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A town of 407 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Salles-de-Barbezieux has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. People aged 65 and over make up 32% of residents.
The one thing Salles-de-Barbezieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Salles-de-Barbezieux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Barbezieux, in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, 2 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Salles-de-Barbezieux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Salles-de-Barbezieux.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, higher than both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.3% of residents. At 51.6, the median resident of Salles-de-Barbezieux sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Salles-de-Barbezieux | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Salles-de-Barbezieux counts 0.5 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €26,270 a year per consumption unit.
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.
At the lycées within 5 km of Salles-de-Barbezieux, 98.0% passed the bac, higher than both Charente’s towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé catholique Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 46 | 85%−2 pts |
| Lycée Élie VinetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 159 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Salles-de-Barbezieux. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.46/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Salles-de-Barbezieux yet.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Salles-de-Barbezieux is a commune of 407 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles-de-Barbezieux | 407 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 4,726 | 1.9 | B− | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 3,550 | 10 | A | A− | A− | C+ |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 4,357 | 12 | B+ | B+ | A+ | B |
| Jonzac Charente-Maritime | 3,602 | 15 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| La Couronne | 7,765 | 15 | C | B | D | C+ |
| Jarnac | 4,486 | 16 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.