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A town in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 79 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Vaux-Lavalette falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 23% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
The 2 things Vaux-Lavalette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vaux-Lavalette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Prieuré Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in Ronsenac, 4.1 mi away.
53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaux-Lavalette.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 38% of the town. Among adults, 21% have a degree.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 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.
| Vaux-Lavalette | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 5.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Vaux-Lavalette didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
2 houses and apartments changed hands in Vaux-Lavalette from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.98/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Vaux-Lavalette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Vaux-Lavalette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-Lavalette | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ribérac Dordogne | 3,734 | 13 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| La Couronne | 7,765 | 15 | C | B | D | C+ |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 4,357 | 15 | B+ | B+ | A+ | B |
| Soyaux | 10,087 | 16 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Angoulême | 41,908 | 16 | C+ | B | D− | B+ |
| Saint-Michel | 3,196 | 17 | B | B | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vaux-Lavalette is a commune of 79 people in the Communauté de communes Lavalette Tude Dronne. 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.