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SersCharente

A town of 896 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
896
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€9.93
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€26,520
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sers a good place to live?

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

Gisement préhistorique
Gisement préhistorique · Classé · Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sers’ story

Sers in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Sers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1970.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1970First protected: Église Saint-Pierre
  • 1997Most recently protected: Logis de Nanteuil
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sers.

History

Sers keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919

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

That puts Sers above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Sers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Sers is Gisement préhistorique.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1
Level not given1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1970
first monument protected
Full pageSers’ history pageOpen the page
Age of homes16% built before 1919 · Older homesMap4 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sers?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Sers, above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Sers is above both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town.

45.6median age
SersCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education39%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sers
SersCharente medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–248.7%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%28%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%30%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education39%25%30%
Full pageSers’ Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages45.6 median age · 23% are 65 or overHouseholds380 households · 2.4 people per householdBorn abroad4.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sers?”

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

Work & commute

Only 3.3% of commuters in Sers go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Sers comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Sers has 100 jobs for 400 working residents, 0.2 per worker. Unemployment stands at 8.8%.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Sers, 0.2 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSers’ work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.2 per working residentMedian income€26,520 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Sers is €9.93/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.

€9.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sers€9.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €12.45/m² a month)
€8.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSers’ cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€9.93/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Roc de Sers and 7 more in and around Sers

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Sers. Best known first.

All attractions →
Archaeological siteArchaeological siteRoc de Sersin townChâteauChâteauLogis de Nanteuilin townAttractionAttractionPresbytère de Sersin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sersin townMuseumMuseumLe Prehisto-Sersin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vouzan1.9 km northeast, in Vouzan
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sers

12pages on Sers
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.3 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing29 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors9% of the commune is protected natureAttractions5 places to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 45.6History4 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Sers: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th c.
Logis de NanteuilHouse · 14th & 17th c.
Ancien presbytèrePresbytery · 17th & 18th c.
Gisement préhistoriqueArchaeological site · Prehistory
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Logis de Nanteuil: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien presbytère: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gisement préhistorique: Photo: Traumrune · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sers

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

How we find them →

Sers’ 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 →
Magnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxRuelle-sur-TouvreL'Isle-d'EspagnacAngoulêmeGond-PontouvreMagnac-sur-TouvreSoyauxRuelle-sur-TouvreL'Isle-d'EspagnacAngoulêmeGond-PontouvreSers
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sers896—————
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,2556.6AA−A+A−
Soyaux10,0877.5C+BC−C+
Ruelle-sur-Touvre7,4087.9C+B+B−C+
L'Isle-d'Espagnac5,6828.1A−BBA−
Angoulême41,9089.1C+BD−B+
Gond-Pontouvre5,8629.6CB+DC−

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

About Sers

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sers is a commune of 896 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

Population
896 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²)
INSEE code
16368

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.