A joint report by two UN agencies and the Red Cross said 91 of the children came from a home with "at least one adult ... considered a parent".
The report also said most of the 21 girls and 82 boys, aged 1-10, came from villages in Chad near the Sudan border.
Six workers from the French Zoe's Ark charity are charged with kidnapping.
Three French journalists and seven Spanish air crew are also facing charges.
The charity said the children came from Darfur, on the Sudanese side of the border, while local reports said they were from Chad.
A wife of one of the accused charity workers said they only wanted to rescue the children and give them a better life.
The affair has caused a diplomatic storm between Chad and its former colonial power, France, although France has condemned the charity's activities.
Correspondents say there have been worries the affair would damage relations - France is the main backer of a European Union peace force due to go to the region in the next few weeks to protect Darfur refugees.
People in the Chadian border town of Abeche came out onto the streets on Wednesday in protest at the alleged kidnappings.
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