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SaulgondCharente

A town of 530 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saulgond a good place to live?

Saulgond is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Saulgond stand out

The 2 things Saulgond does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Genis
Église Saint-Genis · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saulgond’s story

Saulgond in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saulgond; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.

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

  • 1997First protected: Église Saint-Genis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saulgond.

Who lives here

Few people in Saulgond are 15 to 24: 6.4%, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 29% of residents. Graduates make up a fifth of adults.

48.5median age
SaulgondCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education20%

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 Saulgond
SaulgondCharente medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–246.4%9.6%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+29%28%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education20%25%30%

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

History

Saulgond keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

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

The protected list starts in the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saulgond; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1997
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Saulgond has lower unemployment than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%

100 jobs are based in Saulgond, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,370 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: a tenth of working residents locally at the census.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving78%
On foot10%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saulgond, 0.5 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saulgond costs less than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.57/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Saulgond.

€7.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saulgond€7.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.89 to €9.73/m² a month)
€6.35/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saulgond

11pages on Saulgond

Landmarks

Saulgond has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

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

Famous people from Saulgond

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saulgond yet.

How we find them →

Saulgond’s 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 →
Saint-JunienConfolensRochechouartTerres-de-Haute-CharenteOradour-sur-GlaneBellacSaint-JunienConfolensRochechouartTerres-de-Haute-CharenteOradour-sur-GlaneBellacSaulgond
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saulgond530—————
Saint-Junien Haute-Vienne11,4156.9A−AB−B
Confolens2,7307.1BAC+D−
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,6038.7AAAB+
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,77711B−AB+D
Oradour-sur-Glane Haute-Vienne2,55012—A−—B+
Bellac Haute-Vienne3,53717A−AC−B+

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

About Saulgond

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saulgond is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine. 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
530 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.6 sq mi (27.4 km²)
INSEE code
16363

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.