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A town of 310 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Verrières a good place to live?

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

Croix hosannière de l'ancien cimetière
Croix hosannière de l'ancien cimetière · Inscrit · Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Verrières’ story

Verrières in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verrières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1986First protected: Croix hosannière de l'ancien cimetière
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verrières.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Verrières than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 12% are under 15

That puts Verrières below both Charente’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of residents.

50.2median age
VerrièresCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Verrières
VerrièresCharente medianFrance median
Under 1512%15%17%
15–247.4%9.6%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+26%28%22%
No diploma19%22%19%
CAP or BEP27%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education30%25%30%

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

History

Verrières keeps more of its old housing than Charente or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919

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

On this, Verrières is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verrières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
14th c.
oldest protected part
1986
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Verrières run higher than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,740 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Verrières comes above both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). 7.1% of the labour force are out of work. Verrières has 100 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot7%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Verrières, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Verrières is €10.10/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Verrières€10.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.13 to €12.54/m² a month)
€7.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Beauregard and 4 more in and around Verrières

Heritage and museums in and near Verrières. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Verrières

12pages on Verrières

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Verrières, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Palais: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix hosannière de l'ancien cimetière: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Verrières

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

How we find them →

Verrières’ 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 →
Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteaubernardCognacJarnacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteJonzacBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteaubernardCognacJarnacChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteJonzacVerrières
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Verrières310—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7268.4B−B+C−C+
Châteaubernard3,8788.4A+B+B+A
Cognac18,5329.3BB+DC+
Jarnac4,4869.4AB+C+B
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,55011AA−A−C+
Jonzac Charente-Maritime3,60212DC+D−D

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

About Verrières

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Verrières is a commune of 310 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
310 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.2 sq mi (13.4 km²)
INSEE code
16399

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.