At under 1,000 residents, Verteuil-sur-Charente is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 29% of homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Verteuil-sur-Charente stand out
The 3 things Verteuil-sur-Charente does most differently from other towns.
Ancien couvent des Cordeliers · Inscrit · Photo: Rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Verteuil-sur-Charente’s story
Verteuil-sur-Charente in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Verteuil-sur-Charente counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2015.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
1969First protected: Église Saint-Médard
2009Most recently protected: Ancien couvent des Cordeliers
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Verteuil-sur-Charente.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Verteuil-sur-Charente, fewer than in both Charente’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.7% of residents, below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 19% have a degree. Line up the people of Verteuil-sur-Charente by age and the one in the middle is 58.2.
58.2median age
Verteuil-sur-CharenteCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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
History
Verteuil-sur-Charente keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2015, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. On the Culture ministry’s list, Verteuil-sur-Charente counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé1
Inscrit2
11th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Verteuil-sur-Charente are out of work than in Charente’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.1%
Jobs located in Verteuil-sur-Charente: 150, for 200 residents in work (0.7 each). Half of residents lived on more than €23,190 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.8% of commuters got to work without a car.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Verteuil-sur-Charente, 0.7 per working resident
14.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Verteuil-sur-Charente sell for a median €1,326/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Verteuil-sur-Charente from July 2023 to June 2026: 51 houses and apartments. Among the homes sold, 98% were houses. A house rents for an estimated €7.01/m² a month.
€1,326/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Verteuil-sur-Charente€1,326/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Charente median€1,635/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,327/m²
50
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)
€7.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
On the Culture ministry’s list, Verteuil-sur-Charente counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Verteuil-sur-Charente
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Verteuil-sur-Charente is a commune of 580 people in the Communauté de communes Val 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
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.
