Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voulgézac.
Who lives here
Voulgézac has fewer young adults than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1% are 15 to 24
Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 14%, close to Charente’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Ages in Voulgézac split evenly at 54.4: half are older, half younger.
54.4median age
VoulgézacCharente medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Voulgézac keeps more of its old housing than Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 43% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Voulgézac is Gisements préhistoriques. On the Culture ministry’s list, Voulgézac counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Voulgézac than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%
The unemployment rate comes to 7.9%. The median disposable income was €27,280 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Charente’s towns (€24,645) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: for its 100 residents in work, Voulgézac has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Voulgézac, 0.2 per working resident
7.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Voulgézac
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Voulgézac is a commune of 244 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Angoulême. 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.
