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1,927 people live in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Azay-le-Brûlé’s strongest subject is jobs & income: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 4.0% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,540/m² costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre. Walkability is its weak spot: 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Azay-le-Brûlé 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.
The one thing Azay-le-Brûlé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Azay-le-Brûlé 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.
Azay-le-Brûlé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Azay-le-Brûlé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azay-le-Brûlé.
3.3% 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. The unemployment rate comes to 4.0%. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,000 a year per consumption unit.
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.
54 sales of houses and apartments in Azay-le-Brûlé, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,540/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,540/m² | 54 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s pupils have a collège 2.8 mi away. At the general lycée, 98% of 110 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean VilarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 95%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent du Haut Val de SèvreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 110 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège Denfert-RochereauBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 113 | 92%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Azay-le-Brûlé | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Azay-le-Brûlé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Azay-le-Brûlé have one GP on hand. The nearest emergency department to Azay-le-Brûlé is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 10.6 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 111 residents of Azay-le-Brûlé died, against 123 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Azay-le-Brûlé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Azay-le-Brûlé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azay-le-Brûlé | 1,927 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 3.1 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 3.5 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Chauray | 7,221 | 6.2 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Échiré | 3,549 | 6.9 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 7.2 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 7.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Azay-le-Brûlé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,540/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Azay-le-Brûlé grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Azay-le-Brûlé is a commune of 1,927 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.