Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Health is a weak point (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B− overall, better than 48% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #20 of 26 in Charente.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Terres-de-Haute-Charente with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terres-de-Haute-Charente.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Terres-de-Haute-Charente, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Charente’s towns and compared French towns: 112 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Terres-de-Haute-Charente is Centre hospitalier Confolens, 9.6 mi away. 648 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 503: 29% above. Life expectancy in Charente: 85.7 years for women and 79 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 4 GPs practise in the town.
+12%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted112
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Terres-de-Haute-Charente · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Confolens
15.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Junien
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A home in Terres-de-Haute-Charente sells for €872/m², less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Charente costs less to buy into than Terres-de-Haute-Charente, at €872/m², the lowest of 26. Advertised rents are estimated at €8.74/m² a month, below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €6.79/m² a month.
€872/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Terres-de-Haute-Charente€872/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€872/m²
151
€8.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.76 to €11.29/m² a month)
2.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.79/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Charente Limousine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Terres-de-Haute-Charente hold a degree than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 14%
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, above both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of residents.
53.6median age
Terres-de-Haute-CharenteCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Money is tighter in Terres-de-Haute-Charente than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,390 a year per consumption unit
6.3% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Terres-de-Haute-Charente counts 1 jobs (1,400 jobs, 1,350 workers). At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Terres-de-Haute-Charente didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,400
jobs based in Terres-de-Haute-Charente, 1 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 23% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Less crime per resident in Terres-de-Haute-Charente than in 65% of compared French towns
All told, Terres-de-Haute-Charente had 71 recorded offenses in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 8.8 violent offenses and 9.5 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
8.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Family violence21
Other physical violence13
Sexual violence12
Armed robbery0
Fraud39
Theft without violence19
Drug use7
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
8.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
71
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 4.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Terres-de-Haute-Charente keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 2 of 3. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Terres-de-Haute-Charente
Is Terres-de-Haute-Charente safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #9 of 26 in Charente.
Is Terres-de-Haute-Charente expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Terres-de-Haute-Charente grades A for cost of living.
About Terres-de-Haute-Charente
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Terres-de-Haute-Charente is a commune of 3,777 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
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.
