Aiffres ranks #11 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres, with an A overall. Nationally, it does better than 92% of compared French towns. Crime is low: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is strong on cost of living as well — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. What holds it back is walkability (C+): 72% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Aiffres with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aiffres.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Aiffres than in 90% of compared French towns
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Aiffres. 55 offenses were reported in Aiffres during 2025.
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence21
Burglary16
Sexual violence9
Criminal damage9
Fraud29
Theft without violence12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
55
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Aiffres’s median home price is €2,027/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.89/m² a month, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Aiffres from July 2023 to June 2026: 136 houses and apartments. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.73/m² a month.
€2,027/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Aiffres€2,027/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,027/m²
136
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.67 to €12.75/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.73/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Aiffres run higher than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns: a median €28,280 a year per consumption unit
1,050 jobs are based in Aiffres, for 2,250 working residents (0.5 per worker). Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Bus, tram or train carried 4.0% of working residents in Aiffres to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
1,050
jobs based in Aiffres, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Aiffres are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Typical age in Aiffres: 49.8, the median.
49.8median age
AiffresDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Aiffres: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 4.5% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Aiffres is Croix de cimetière. The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
90.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #16 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. The bac pass rate near Aiffres is 96.1%, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (95.8%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.8 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Aiffres has a lower adjusted death rate than 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Deux-Sèvres can expect 85.3 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 416 residents of Aiffres died, against 489 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Aiffres can choose among 2 GPs.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Aiffres · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique D Inkermann
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Niort
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Aiffres
Is Aiffres safe?
It grades A for safety, #5 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Aiffres good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #16 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. 97% of 269 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Paul Guérin in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Aiffres expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aiffres grades A− for cost of living.
About Aiffres
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aiffres is a commune of 5,419 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
