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AllonneDeux-Sèvres

A town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 608 people.

Is Allonne a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Allonne falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Classé · Photo: Allard-E · CC BY-SA 4.0
Allonne’s story

Allonne in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Allonne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1987First protected: Prieuré du Bois-d'Allonne
  • 1990Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allonne.

Who lives here

Allonne has fewer older residents than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 19% are 65 or over

The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, higher than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and near compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Allonne by age and the one in the middle is 44.2. 16% of residents are children under 15.

44.2median age
AllonneDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Allonne
AllonneDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%9.6%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+19%26%22%
No diploma19%20%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education24%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Allonne: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Allonne is Église Saint-Pierre. On the Culture ministry’s list, Allonne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1987
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Allonne than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 3.7%

For its 300 residents in work, Allonne has 100 jobs: 0.4 each. The median disposable income was €24,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Allonne, 0.4 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,450
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Allonne84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Louis MerleNearest collègeCollègeCollège7384%±0 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Allonne than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €6.68/m² a month. 22 houses and apartments changed hands in Allonne from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.09/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Allonne€8.09/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€9.89/m²
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.20/m² a month)
€6.68/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Allonne

13pages on Allonne

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Allonne counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Allard-E · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Allonne

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Allonne yet.

How we find them →

Allonne’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Deux-Sèvres →
ParthenayChâtillon-sur-ThouetÉchiréMoncoutant-sur-SèvreSaint-Maixent-l'ÉcoleChaurayParthenayChâtillon-sur-ThouetÉchiréMoncoutant-sur-SèvreSaint-Maixent-l'ÉcoleChaurayAllonne
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Allonne608—————
Parthenay10,1407.9B+A−DB+
Châtillon-sur-Thouet2,6568.7—A—A−
Échiré3,54913A+A−AA
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre5,12113A+AA−B+
Saint-Maixent-l'École7,59514B+A−DB−
Chauray7,22116A+BA−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Allonne

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Allonne is a commune of 608 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. 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

Population
608 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.9 sq mi (23.1 km²)
INSEE code
79007

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

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.