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A town of 170 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Vignolles a good place to live?

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

Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Inscrit · Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vignolles’ story

Vignolles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vignolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

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

  • 1991First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vignolles.

History

Old homes shape Vignolles: 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.

Vignolles sits above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Vignolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

9.6% of residents are 15 to 24 and 25% are 65 or over, against 9.6% and 28% in the median compared commune of Charente. 25% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Charente 25%, France 30%).

46.2median age
VignollesCharente medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vignolles
VignollesCharente medianFrance median
Under 1516%15%17%
15–249.6%9.6%11%
25–4424%21%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+25%28%22%
No diploma21%22%19%
CAP or BEP26%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education25%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Vignolles, 13.8%, runs above Charente’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Vignolles above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Vignolles has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 1 per worker. The median disposable income is €27,770 a year per consumption unit.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Vignolles, 1 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
17%
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 Vignolles is €10.91/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.

€10.91/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vignolles€10.91/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Charente median€10.82/m²
€10.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.69 to €13.71/m² a month)
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vignolles

11pages on Vignolles

Landmarks

Vignolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Jack ma · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Vignolles

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

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Vignolles’ 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-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneJarnacSaint-MichelBarbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauneuf-sur-CharenteRoullet-Saint-EstèpheLa CouronneJarnacSaint-MichelVignolles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vignolles170—————
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire4,7263.6B−B+C−C+
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente3,5506.5AA−A−C+
Roullet-Saint-Estèphe4,3578.9B+B+A+B
La Couronne7,76512CBDC+
Jarnac4,48613AB+C+B
Saint-Michel3,19614BBCB

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

About Vignolles

Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Vignolles is a commune of 170 people in the Communauté de communes des 4B Sud 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
170 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des 4B Sud Charente
Département
Charente (16)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
16405

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.