Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 257 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Xambes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Xambes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Xambes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Xambes.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, near Charente’s towns (28%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. The median resident of Xambes is 48.1 years old.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Xambes | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Xambes, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.4% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,260 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Xambes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Eugène DelacroixNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 97%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Xambes recorded 16 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.26/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and gardens in and near Xambes. Best known first.
Xambes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame-de-Tous-Biens: Photo: rosier · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Xambes yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xambes | 257 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Boixe | 2,841 | 4.5 | A | A− | A | C+ |
| Rouillac | 2,919 | 8.6 | B | A | B− | B |
| Champniers | 5,281 | 9.2 | B+ | A− | B | B |
| Brie | 4,125 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | B− |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 7,539 | 11 | B | B | C+ | B+ |
| Fléac | 3,861 | 11 | A | A− | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Xambes is a commune of 257 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
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.