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The town has 86 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Brieuil-sur-Chizé out for now. It skews older: 57% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Brieuil-sur-Chizé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Brieuil-sur-Chizé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de l'ancienne église, in Villiers-sur-Chizé, 1.9 mi away.
48% 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 Brieuil-sur-Chizé.
People 65 and over make up 57% of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7% of residents, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 13% of adults hold a degree.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Brieuil-sur-Chizé | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 7% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 57% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 50% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 7.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the census, 19.2% of working residents in Brieuil-sur-Chizé 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.57/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 1 homes in Brieuil-sur-Chizé.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Brieuil-sur-Chizé 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 Brieuil-sur-Chizé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brieuil-sur-Chizé | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 9.7 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Melle | 5,752 | 11 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 13 | A | A− | A | B |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 14 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Brieuil-sur-Chizé is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. 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) · 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.