Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villebois-Lavalette.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Villebois-Lavalette than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 36% of the population. Villebois-Lavalette has a median age of 53.9 years.
53.9median age
Villebois-LavaletteCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 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
Villebois-Lavalette keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 26% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2004. On the Culture ministry’s list, Villebois-Lavalette counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
3historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1948
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Villebois-Lavalette, 7.2%, runs below Charente’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,130 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Villebois-Lavalette number 500, against 250 residents in work (1.8 per worker). At the census, 9.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Charente’s towns (10.1%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
500
jobs based in Villebois-Lavalette, 1.8 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Villebois-Lavalette
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Villebois-Lavalette is a commune of 717 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
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.
