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Population 314: a town in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Chéronnac has none. 26% of its homes are second homes. 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chéronnac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chéronnac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Eutrope, in Les Salles-Lavauguyon, 3.3 mi away.
51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chéronnac.
Among adults, 24% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Chéronnac in two is 59.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Chéronnac | Haute-Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.5% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.2% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs based in Chéronnac number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 18.5% of working residents in Chéronnac 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 24 homes in Chéronnac.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chéronnac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chéronnac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéronnac | 314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rochechouart | 3,603 | 6 | A | A | A | B+ |
| Saint-Junien | 11,415 | 11 | A− | A | B− | B |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente Charente | 3,777 | 12 | B− | A | B+ | D |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure Charente | 3,111 | 16 | B | A− | C+ | C |
| Nontron Dordogne | 3,057 | 16 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 2,550 | 18 | — | A− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chéronnac is a commune of 314 people in the Communauté de communes Porte Océane du Limousin. 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 November 4, 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.