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A town of 147 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

147

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.04

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,020

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Vervant a good place to live?

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

Dolmen dit de la Boixe · Classé · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Vervant’s story

Vervant in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vervant: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1889First protected: Dolmen dit de la Boixe
1991Most recently protected: Nécropole de la Boixe

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vervant.

History

Old homes shape Vervant: 44% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Vervant above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vervant: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Vervant is Dolmen dit de la Boixe.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Dolmen dit de la Boixe Prehistory

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1889

first monument protected

Full pageVervant’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Vervant?”

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

Who lives here

Few people in Vervant are 65 or over: 20%, below Charente’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Vervant is below both Charente’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (22%). 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

41.4median age

VervantCharente medianFrance median

Charente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

12%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vervant
	Vervant	Charente median	France median
Under 15	15%	15%	17%
15–24	12%	9.6%	11%
25–44	30%	21%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	20%	28%	22%
No diploma	20%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	19%	18%
Higher education	23%	25%	30%

Full pageVervant’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages41.4 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households70 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Vervant?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Vervant walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 1.3%

In the comparison, Vervant comes below both Charente’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 7.2%. Vervant has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving97%

On foot1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Vervant, 0.2 per working resident

7.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,020

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageVervant’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident Median income€24,020 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

97.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For Vervant, that is above both Charente’s towns (88.8%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

97.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Vervant97.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Eugène DelacroixNearest collègeCollège	Collège	91	97%+3 pts

97.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

2.5 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageVervant’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges97.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Vervant is €11.04/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.

€11.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vervant€11.04/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente median€10.82/m²

€11.04/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.51 to €14.31/m² a month)

€7.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageVervant’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.04/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Nécropole de la Boixe and 3 more in and around Vervant

Heritage and gardens in and near Vervant. Best known first.

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Archaeological siteArchaeological siteNécropole de la Boixe2.5 km northeast, in Cellettes AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Amant-de-Boixe4.1 km south, in Saint-Amant-de-Boixe ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cellettes4 km northeast, in Cellettes GardenGardenJardin du Gui4.3 km south, in Saint-Amant-de-Boixe

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vervant

13pages on Vervant

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 13.7 mi away Housing4 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute0 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.4 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vervant: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Nécropole de la BoixeCemetery · Prehistory

Dolmen dit de la BoixeArchaeological site · Prehistory

Photo credits

Nécropole de la Boixe: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen dit de la Boixe: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vervant

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

How we find them →

Vervant’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 →

La BoixeChampniersRouillacBrieSaint-Yrieix-sur-CharenteGond-PontouvreVervant

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vervant	147	—	—	—	—	—
La Boixe	2,841	4.7	A	A⁻	A	C⁺
Champniers	5,281	9.1	B⁺	A⁻	B	B
Rouillac	2,919	9.5	B	A	B⁻	B
Brie	4,125	9.9	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	B⁻
Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente	7,539	11	B	B	C⁺	B⁺
Gond-Pontouvre	5,862	11	C	B⁺	D	C⁻

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

About Vervant

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vervant is a commune of 147 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

Population: 147 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente
Département: Charente (16)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code: 16401

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.