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AmaillouxDeux-Sèvres

Home to 822 people, this town lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Amailloux a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Amailloux out for now.

Château de Thenessue ou Tennessus
Château de Thenessue ou Tennessus · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Amailloux’s story

Amailloux in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Amailloux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1943.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1943First protected: Château de Thenessue ou Tennessus
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Amailloux.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Amailloux than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town. Amailloux has a median age of 46. 25% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%).

46median age
AmaillouxDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Amailloux
AmaillouxDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2411%9.6%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6426%27%26%
65+25%26%22%
No diploma26%20%19%
CAP or BEP35%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education16%25%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Amailloux: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 14th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Amailloux; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1943
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Amailloux run lower than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: a median €21,810 a year per consumption unit

4.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Amailloux counts 0.5 jobs (150 jobs, 350 workers).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Amailloux, 0.5 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Amailloux than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.40/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.60/m² a month. The market in Amailloux: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Amailloux€8.40/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€9.89/m²
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.38 to €11.07/m² a month)
€7.60/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 Amailloux

11pages on Amailloux

Landmarks

Amailloux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Thenessue ou Tennessus: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Amailloux

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

How we find them →

Amailloux’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 →
Châtillon-sur-ThouetParthenayAirvaultBressuireMoncoutant-sur-SèvreArgentonnayChâtillon-sur-ThouetParthenayAirvaultBressuireMoncoutant-sur-SèvreArgentonnayAmailloux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Amailloux822—————
Châtillon-sur-Thouet2,6566.7—A—A−
Parthenay10,1407.6B+A−DB+
Airvault3,3069.5A+AA−B−
Bressuire19,97011B+BB−A
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre5,12113A+AA−B+
Argentonnay3,23417AA+AC

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

About Amailloux

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Amailloux is a commune of 822 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
822 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
14.3 sq mi (37 km²)
INSEE code
79008

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.