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A town of 378 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Suaux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Suaux’s story

1 historic monument, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Suaux: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Vestiges d'un édifice gallo-romain
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Suaux.

Who lives here

Few people in Suaux are 15 to 24: 5%, fewer than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns

The under-15s are 19% of the population here. 25% of residents are 65 or over, between Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Suaux by age and the one in the middle is 47.2.

47.2median age
SuauxCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Suaux
SuauxCharente medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–245%9.6%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+25%28%22%
No diploma20%22%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat16%19%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Suaux: 36% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Suaux is Vestiges d'un édifice gallo-romain.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Antiquity
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Suaux run lower than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €23,210 a year per consumption unit

The census found 5.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Suaux has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Charente’s towns (11.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Suaux, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
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 Suaux costs less than in Charente’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.74/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 11 homes in Suaux.

€8.74/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Suaux€8.74/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€8.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €11.29/m² a month)
€7.01/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 Suaux

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Landmarks

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

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Famous people from Suaux

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

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Suaux’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 →
Chasseneuil-sur-BonnieureTerres-de-Haute-CharenteLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisConfolensBrieRochechouartChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureTerres-de-Haute-CharenteLa Rochefoucauld-en-AngoumoisConfolensBrieRochechouartSuaux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Suaux378—————
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure3,1113.4BA−C+C
Terres-de-Haute-Charente3,7774.2B−AB+D
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois4,0259.9B+BB−A+
Confolens2,73014BAC+D−
Brie4,12515A+A−A+B−
Rochechouart Haute-Vienne3,60316AAAB+

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

About Suaux

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Suaux is a commune of 378 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
378 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
INSEE code
16375

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.