Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 263 residents and lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Charbonnières has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 35% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Charbonnières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Charbonnières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, in La Bazoche-Gouet, 4.1 mi away.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Charbonnières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charbonnières.
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). 25% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Charbonnières | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Charbonnières holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 10.4% of working residents in Charbonnières didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Charbonnières.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Charbonnières. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charbonnières yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Charbonnières is a commune of 263 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charbonnières | 263 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 10 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Brou | 3,230 | 11 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Vald'Yerre | 3,609 | 11 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 13 | A | A | B | A− |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 13 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 13 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 8, 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.