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A town of 740 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Torsac a good place to live?

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

Église Saint-Aignan-de-Torsac
Église Saint-Aignan-de-Torsac · Inscrit · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Torsac’s story

Torsac in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Église Saint-Aignan-de-Torsac
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Torsac.

Who lives here

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

In the comparison, Torsac comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents.

50.7median age
TorsacCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Torsac
TorsacCharente medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–247.9%9.6%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+27%28%22%
No diploma15%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat21%19%18%
Higher education35%25%30%

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

History

Torsac keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

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

For Torsac, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Torsac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
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

Only 3.0% of commuters in Torsac go to work without a car, fewer than in Charente’s towns and compared French towns

Torsac sits below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 7.5%. Torsac has 50 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Torsac, 0.2 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
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 Torsac costs less than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.11/m² a month

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

That puts Torsac below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.11/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Torsac€9.11/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€9.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €11.23/m² a month)
€9.29/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 Torsac

11pages on Torsac

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Aignan-de-Torsac: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Torsac

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

How we find them →

Torsac’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 →
SoyauxLa CouronneAngoulêmeL'Isle-d'EspagnacMagnac-sur-TouvreSaint-MichelSoyauxLa CouronneAngoulêmeL'Isle-d'EspagnacMagnac-sur-TouvreSaint-MichelTorsac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Torsac740—————
Soyaux10,0875.2C+BC−C+
La Couronne7,7655.7CBDC+
Angoulême41,9085.9C+BD−B+
L'Isle-d'Espagnac5,6826.5A−BBA−
Magnac-sur-Touvre3,2556.7AA−A+A−
Saint-Michel3,1966.8BBCB

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

About Torsac

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Torsac is a commune of 740 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
740 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11 sq mi (28.5 km²)
INSEE code
16382

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.