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Empty homes in Ruffec (16)

16.8% of the 2,303 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2023 census
16.8%
Empty homes
386

Empty homes in Ruffec (16), census by census

Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.

  • Ruffec (16)
  • Charente
  • France
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CensusRuffec (16)CharenteFrance
202316.8%10.0%7.8%
201717.7%10.8%8.2%
201217.2%9.9%7.6%
200714.1%8.6%6.5%
19999.1%8.3%6.9%
19908.6%9.7%7.2%
19829.6%10.2%7.6%
19758.3%9.6%7.7%
196810.0%9.2%6.6%

Against the wider area

Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.

AreaEmpty
Ruffec (16)16.8%
Charente10.0%
France7.8%

INSEE counts a home as vacant when nobody lives in it: for sale, to let, already let or sold but not yet occupied, awaiting repair, or kept empty. Second homes are counted apart and are not included. The latest census is the rolling survey of 2021 to 2025.

Other reports for Ruffec (16)

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €97,740. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €380 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.

Payment, two incomes
11%
Payment, one income
21%

Figures for Charente: Ruffec (16) has no reliable figures of its own.

11.7% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Licensed, 12 months
1,606

In 2022 the population grew by 55 while 26 homes were started: 2.1 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2022
2.1
Population change, 2022
+55

In 2023, 20% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2023
20%