Homes are affordable (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are a strength too (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Its weakest is walkability (D) — 57% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Ardin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Ardin 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 Ardin.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ardin 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.
Homes sold for a median €1,360/m², below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€1,508/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.39/m² a month. 55 houses and apartments changed hands in Ardin from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,360/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ardin€1,360/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,360/m²
55
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.20/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Val de Gâtine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Ardin is harder to get around on foot than nine in ten compared French towns
At the census, 3.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €26,170 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Ardin, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Ardin: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ardin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ardin has fewer young adults than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 17%, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
44.7median age
ArdinDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
HealthHealth B−
Ardin’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 94 residents of Ardin died, against 108 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ardin is Centre hospitalier de Niort, 12 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Ardin · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Niort
12 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
Ardin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Ardin was sexual violence (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.4 violent offenses and 4.2 graded property crimes a year.
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
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 family violence, other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, 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, 100.0% of the index here.
Nearby attractions
Site de La Marbrière and 5 more in and around Ardin
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Ardin. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ardin
Is Ardin safe?
Ardin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Ardin good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ardin expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ardin grades A for cost of living.
About Ardin
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ardin is a commune of 1,257 people in the Communauté de communes Val de 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
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.
