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Some 592 people live in this town, in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bretignolles falls below the line for grades. The median price paid is €1,388/m².
The one thing Bretignolles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bretignolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Bressuire, 5.6 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bretignolles.
Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bretignolles | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Bretignolles number 500, against 300 residents in work (1.8 per worker). The jobless rate is 10.1%. At the census, 6.5% of working residents in Bretignolles didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
House rents are put at about €7.31/m² a month. Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Bretignolles.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,417/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bretignolles 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 Bretignolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretignolles | 592 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerizay | 4,793 | 4.4 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 5,483 | 5.8 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 5.8 | B+ | B | B− | A |
| Mauléon | 8,573 | 8.9 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Argentonnay | 3,234 | 11 | A | A+ | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bretignolles is a commune of 592 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
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.