FrançaisGuest, Sign inJoin
France›Charente›Nouvelle-Aquitaine

SigogneCharente

A town of 961 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Sigogne a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sigogne’s story

Sigogne in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sigogne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1957.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1957First protected: Église Saint-Martin
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sigogne.

Who lives here

Few people in Sigogne are 15 to 24: 7.9%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Sigogne is below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). 13% of residents are children under 15.

50.6median age
SigogneCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

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 Sigogne
SigogneCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.9%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education23%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Sigogne: 34% 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.

In the comparison, Sigogne comes above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sigogne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1957
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Sigogne are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%

For Sigogne, that is below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sigogne has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.5 per worker. At the census, 2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
200
jobs based in Sigogne, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Sigogne is €10.91/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.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sigogne€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)
€8.85/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 Sigogne

11pages on Sigogne

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sigogne

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

How we find them →

Sigogne’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 →
JarnacRouillacChâteaubernardCognacVal-de-CognacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteJarnacRouillacChâteaubernardCognacVal-de-CognacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteSigogne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sigogne961—————
Jarnac4,4863.6AB+C+B
Rouillac2,9196BAB−B
Châteaubernard3,8788.2A+B+B+A
Cognac18,5328.5BB+DC+
Val-de-Cognac3,4719.6AA−A+B+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,55011AA−A−C+

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

About Sigogne

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Sigogne is a commune of 961 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
961 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
16369

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.