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Angoulême
Large city · 16000 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
👥 Population
41 908
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 049 €
📈 1% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
✅ 8.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Angoulême — Score 57/100.
57
💰 Yield50
🌳 Quality of life88
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability41
🛡️ Safety2
⚡ Energy rating66
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 381 Transactions · Angoulême
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 049 €
🏡 House /m²
1 742 €
📋 Transactions
381
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulême | 2 049 € | 1 742 € | 813 | 41 908 |
| Cognac | 2 375 € | 1 813 € | 361 | 18 532 |
| Soyaux | 1 892 € | 1 586 € | 134 | 10 087 |
| La Couronne | 15 724 € | 1 840 € | 96 | 7 765 |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 2 300 € | 1 784 € | 117 | 7 539 |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 1 807 € | 1 667 € | 97 | 7 408 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.39 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.7 %
⏳ Payback period
15.0 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
87.6 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
2.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
9.7 %
🏢 Apartments
56.3 %
42.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
5 986
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
62.450 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
124.200 %
🏘️ Housing tax
27.810 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
10.300 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
5.71 %
🏢 CFE
25.72 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
41 908
2023
📐 Area
21.74 km²
1928 inh/km²
💶 Median income
19 830 €
📊 Median age
39.4 yrs
38.3% under 30
💼 Activity rate
72.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
19.8 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
26.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
11 413
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 105
+8.2% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 021
💼 Economic density
272
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Angoulême
À 1.75 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Angoulême
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Grand Angoulême
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
7
🏫 Middle schools
8
🎓 High schools
6
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT PAUL | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE CHARLES A. COULOMB | public | 99.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE SAINTE MARTHE CHAVAGNES | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE MARGUERITE DE VALOIS | public | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE GUEZ DE BALZAC | public | 96.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE IMAGE ET SON | public | 95.0 % | — | -2.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
84.9 %
Average pass rate · 10 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT PAUL | privé sous contrat | 122.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARTHE CHAVAGNES | privé sous contrat | 120.7 |
| COLLEGE JULES VERNE | public | 117.4 |
| COLLEGE JULES MICHELET | public | 110.6 |
| COLLEGE ANATOLE FRANCE | public | 105.4 |
| COLLEGE PIERRE BODET | public | 91.7 |
| COLLEGE MARGUERITE DE VALOIS | public | 85.5 |
| COLLEGE MICHELLE PALLET | public | 59.5 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
6
💊 Pharmacies
13
🔬 Laboratories
6
🏥 Établissements de santé
116
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
4
💊 Pharmacies
13
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
823
📋 Commerce
314
📋 Enseignement
80
🏥 Sante
455
🚆 Transport
14
⚽ Sport
113
🎭 Culture
27
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 9 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 5 | France services - Angoulême - Louis Aragon, Paierie départementale - Charente - Angoulême, Point conseil budget - Union départementale des associations familiales (UDAF 16) - Angoulême |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 2 | Unité départementale de l'architecture et du patrimoine (UDAP) - Charente, Direction des services départementaux de l'Éducation nationale (DSDEN) - Charente |
| 📋 Direction départementale interministérielle | 1 | Direction départementale de l'emploi, du travail, des solidarités et de la protection des populations (DDETSPP) - Charente |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Laboratoire départemental d'analyses - Charente |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 776 | 18.50 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +157 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 677 | 16.20 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +122 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 428 | 10.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +62 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 335 | 8.00 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +100 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 333 | 7.90 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +52 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 286 | 6.80 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -19 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 259 | 6.20 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +48 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 174 | 4.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -44 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 166 | 4.00 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 139 | 5.20 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -31 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 101 | 2.40 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 87 | 2.10 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 81 | 1.90 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -49 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 72 | 1.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +70 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 7 | 0.20 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
1 093 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
3.0 %
B
2.9 %
C
16.3 %
16.3 %
D
38.4 %
38.4 %
E
30.6 %
30.6 %
F
6.1 %
G
2.6 %
8.7 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 38 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| maison | 1er quart 18e siècle |
| porte | 17e siècle |
| immeuble | 4e quart 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle |
| abbaye | 13e siècle;16e siècle;17e siècle |
| immeuble | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| immeuble | 1er quart 19e siècle |
| immeuble | 16e siècle |
| église;chapelle | 4e quart 19e siècle;20e siècle |
| usine à papier | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| chocolaterie | 1er quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 5 risks identified
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Glissement de terrain
Mouvement de terrain
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 10 036 analyses · S.E.M.E.A.
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
10 036
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
101
⚡ Charge points
525
🚀 Incl. fast charging
45
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Michel | 2.7 km | 54/100 | 3 196 |
| Gond-Pontouvre | 4.1 km | 56/100 | 5 862 |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente | 4.3 km | 47/100 | 7 539 |
| Puymoyen | 4.3 km | 59/100 | 2 403 |
| La Couronne | 5.0 km | 29/100 | 7 765 |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 4.6 km | 54/100 | 5 682 |
| Vœuil-et-Giget | 6.2 km | 47/100 | 1 591 |
| Soyaux | 4.8 km | 56/100 | 10 087 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Angoulême
What is the price per m² in Angoulême? ▶
The median price per m² in Angoulême is 2 049 €.
What is the rental yield in Angoulême? ▶
The gross rental yield in Angoulême is 6.7%.
Is Angoulême a good real estate investment? ▶
Angoulême has a ScorCity score of 57/100, making it an interesting investment.
What is the average energy rating in Angoulême? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Angoulême is D.
What are the natural risks in Angoulême? ▶
5 risks are identified in Angoulême: Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Glissement de terrain, Mouvement de terrain.