Is Angoulême safe? France travel risk
Is Angoulême safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Angoulême scores 35/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Angoulême scores 35/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Angoulême: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 45.6500° N, 0.1600° E in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Angoulême features an altitude of 105 m. The settlement is located 393.0 km NNE from Paris.
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
45.6500° N, 0.1600° E
105 m
Europe/Paris
41,423
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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