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Empty homes in Montbron

17.2% of the 1,323 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.

Empty, 2023 census
17.2%
Empty homes
228

Empty homes in Montbron, census by census

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

  • Montbron
  • Charente
  • France
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CensusMontbronCharenteFrance
202317.2%10.0%7.8%
201716.1%10.8%8.2%
201211.6%9.9%7.6%
20077.6%8.6%6.5%
19998.7%8.3%6.9%
19908.6%9.7%7.2%
19827.6%10.2%7.6%
19756.7%9.6%7.7%
19688.7%9.2%6.6%

Against the wider area

Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.

AreaEmpty
Montbron17.2%
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 Montbron

At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €96,390. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €375 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.

Payment, two incomes
10%
Payment, one income
20%

Figures for Charente: Montbron 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 5 while 2 homes were started: 2.5 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2022
2.5
Population change, 2022
+5

In 2025, 50% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.

Homes in existing buildings, 2025
50%