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The town has 615 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Arçais has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 26% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Arçais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arçais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Amuré, 3.7 mi away.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2019.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Arçais. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arçais.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.5% of the town, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Line up the people of Arçais by age and the one in the middle is 56.3. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Arçais | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Arçais has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,640 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Arçais recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Arçais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Arçais yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arçais | 615 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benet Vendée | 4,089 | 6.4 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Magné | 2,728 | 6.8 | A | B | A− | B |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon | 2,941 | 7.2 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 7.9 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 9.3 | — | C | — | A |
| Niort | 59,854 | 11 | B | B | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Arçais is a commune of 615 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
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.