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CharrePyrénées-Atlantiques

In Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 222 residents.

Is Charre a good place to live?

Charre is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Charre stand out

The one thing Charre does most differently from other towns.

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Charre’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Charre’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Charre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1998First protected: Château de Mongaston
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charre.

Who lives here

Charre has fewer young adults than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 4.6% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 23% have a degree. Also worth knowing: at 54.2, the median resident of Charre sits in the middle of the age range.

54.2median age
CharrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma24%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Atlantiques 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Charre
CharrePyrénées-Atlantiques medianFrance median
Under 1513%15%17%
15–244.6%9.3%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+31%25%22%
No diploma24%15%19%
CAP or BEP34%25%26%
Baccalauréat14%18%18%
Higher education23%36%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Atlantiques median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Charre: 28% were built before 1919, more than in both Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Charre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
13th c.
oldest protected part
1998
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Charre has lower unemployment than Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or compared French towns: 5.0%

Median disposable income comes to €23,090 a year per consumption unit. Charre has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 13.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns (9.8%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving68%
On foot12%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Charre, 0.5 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
18%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Charre than in Pyrénées-Atlantiques’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.84/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in Charre. House rents are put at about €8.88/m² a month.

€10.84/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Charre€10.84/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pyrénées-Atlantiques median€13.04/m²
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €13.85/m² a month)
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Mongaston and 2 more in and around Charre

Heritage and gardens in and near Charre. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Charre

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Landmarks

Charre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Charre

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Charre yet.

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Charre’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Pyrénées-Atlantiques →
Mauléon-LicharreSalies-de-BéarnMourenxOrthezMoneinOloron-Sainte-MarieMauléon-LicharreSalies-de-BéarnMourenxOrthezMoneinOloron-Sainte-MarieCharre
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Charre222—————
Mauléon-Licharre2,9726.4A+AA+B+
Salies-de-Béarn4,74211A−B−AC−
Mourenx5,69513A−AC+C
Orthez10,88113B+BB−B−
Monein4,44614—B−—B
Oloron-Sainte-Marie10,68415A−B+CB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Charre

Commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Charre is a commune of 222 people in the Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves. 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

Population
222 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Béarn des Gaves
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.4 sq mi (11.5 km²)
INSEE code
64186

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.