Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 192 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Valence is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Valence does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Valence, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2011.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valence.
In the comparison, Valence comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 32% of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Valence | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Valence, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Valence, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Valence sits below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Valence has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,350 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Valence below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Valence has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Bourgon: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Valence as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 192 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 3,111 | 7.8 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois | 4,025 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Brie | 4,125 | 11 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Ruffec | 3,449 | 11 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| La Boixe | 2,841 | 12 | A | A− | A | C+ |
| Champniers | 5,281 | 13 | B+ | A− | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Valence is a commune of 192 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. 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
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.