Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Schools are weaker too: brevet results at the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Azay-sur-Thouet 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 Azay-sur-Thouet 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.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Jeff 53 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Azay-sur-Thouet.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Azay-sur-Thouet than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.09/m² a month
€987/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €987/m², lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€1,508/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold in Azay-sur-Thouet.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Azay-sur-Thouet€987/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€987/m²
42
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.20/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Azay-sur-Thouet is harder to get around on foot than 96% of compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 5.2% are unemployed. For its 500 residents in work, Azay-sur-Thouet has 150 jobs: 0.3 each.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Azay-sur-Thouet, 0.3 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,610
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 4% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Azay-sur-Thouet has a lower adjusted death rate than 61% of compared French towns
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Deux-Sèvres, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 90 deaths in Azay-sur-Thouet from 2016 to 2025; there were 76, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Azay-sur-Thouet is Site hospitalier de Parthenay, 6.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Azay-sur-Thouet · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Parthenay
14.6 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Azay-sur-Thouet keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Azay-sur-Thouet has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Azay-sur-Thouet hold a degree than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 18%
44.9median age
8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents.
Azay-sur-ThouetDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Azay-sur-Thouet is a commune of 1,114 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
1,114 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.9 sq mi (20.4 km²)
INSEE code
79025
Azay-sur-Thouet’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 Azay-sur-Thouet
Is Azay-sur-Thouet safe?
Azay-sur-Thouet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Azay-sur-Thouet good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Azay-sur-Thouet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Azay-sur-Thouet 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.
