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Home to 139 people, this town lies in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Le Charme isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 29% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The 2 things Le Charme does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Charme as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Manoir du Parc-Vieil, in Champignelles, 3.3 mi away.
33% 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 Le Charme.
Graduates make up 15% of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Loiret’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. In addition, 8.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Charme | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, in line with Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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 10 homes in Le Charme. A house rents for an estimated €7.52/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Charme 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 Le Charme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Charme | 139 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charny Orée de Puisaye Yonne | 4,900 | 8.1 | C+ | A | B+ | D |
| Nogent-sur-Vernisson | 2,559 | 12 | A− | A− | A− | C+ |
| Toucy Yonne | 2,571 | 15 | C+ | A− | C | C− |
| Courtenay | 3,772 | 16 | B | B+ | B | C |
| Briare | 4,911 | 16 | C | A− | C | B− |
| Amilly | 13,582 | 16 | C− | C+ | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Le Charme is a commune of 139 people in the Communauté de communes Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. 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.