Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Argentonnay earns an A, better than 88% of compared French towns. The ranking puts it #13 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres. Most journeys need a car: just over a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
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 Argentonnay 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.
Dolmen dit La Pierre Levée du Grand Gât: Photo: Milca56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Gilles: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ruines du château de l'Ebaupinay ou de Baupinay: Photo: Sevrein · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Argentonnay.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Argentonnay than in Deux-Sèvres or compared French towns: 25 per 10,000 residents
8historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 8 historic monuments in Argentonnay: 4 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Dolmen dit La Pierre Levée du Grand Gât. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Houses and mansions, 5 of the 8, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Argentonnay sells for €1,049/m², less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns
€1,049/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Argentonnay is the second cheapest of the 24 towns in Deux-Sèvres, at €1,049/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €8.50/m² a month, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in the town: 122 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Argentonnay€1,049/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,058/m²
121
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €11.30/m² a month)
3.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
For crime per resident, Argentonnay sits below 88% of compared French towns
8.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Argentonnay’s tally for 2025: 42 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.4 violent offenses and 5.1 graded property crimes a year. The commonest graded crime in the town was sexual violence (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence14
Family violence13
Criminal damage10
Other physical violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud16
Theft without violence7
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.
8.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
42
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.2%
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 burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 13.2% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
92.0%passed the brevetA−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1 mi to the nearest one. Its schools’ results rank #7 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Argentonnay is harder to get around on foot than 79% of compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,200 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.2% 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%). For its 1,250 residents in work, Argentonnay has 850 jobs: 0.7 each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
850
jobs based in Argentonnay, 0.7 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 21% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in Argentonnay, 95 per 100, but more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
614 deaths in Argentonnay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 463: 33% above. The nearest emergency department to Argentonnay is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 9.8 mi away. This Deux-Sèvres town has one family doctor. In Deux-Sèvres, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Argentonnay · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
9.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Argentonnay than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
47.1median age
18% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older.
ArgentonnayDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Argentonnay is a commune of 3,234 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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
3,234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
45.4 sq mi (117.5 km²)
INSEE code
79013
Argentonnay’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Argentonnay
Is Argentonnay safe?
It grades A for safety, #7 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres.
Are schools in Argentonnay good?
They grade A−, better than 85% of compared French towns and #7 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Argentonnay expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Argentonnay grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
