Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on schools (A−): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 5.7 points above the expected rate. Its weakest subject is walkability: 64% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes go for a median €1,346/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Châtillon-sur-Thouet has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtillon-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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Châtillon-sur-Thouet: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1924.
Saint-Eugène, born in 1784, is the one person born in Châtillon-sur-Thouet before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Châtillon-sur-Thouet.
Who lives here
Châtillon-sur-Thouet skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 18% of adults. 13% are under 15, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
55.8median age
Châtillon-sur-ThouetDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Châtillon-sur-Thouet than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.67/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.71/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 112 homes were sold in Châtillon-sur-Thouet. That is the middle of 112 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,508/m² for the median of compared towns in Deux-Sèvres.
€1,346/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon-sur-Thouet€1,346/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,346/m²
112
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.29/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.71/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
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Châtillon-sur-Thouet than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 94.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 87% of 87 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Ranked by results, schools here are #11 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. A collège lies 1.2 mi away.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Châtillon-sur-Thouet loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 79 per 100 expected, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 532 residents of Châtillon-sur-Thouet died, about as many as the 534 expected from France’s death rates at each age. This Deux-Sèvres town has one family doctor.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châtillon-sur-Thouet · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Parthenay
13.6 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
Châtillon-sur-Thouet has 1.5 jobs for every resident in work
6.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,370 a year. Unemployment runs at 8.3%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
1,450
jobs based in Châtillon-sur-Thouet, 1.5 per working resident
8.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Châtillon-sur-Thouet is Ancienne maison-Dieu. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 5.4% of the total, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Is Châtillon-sur-Thouet safe?
Châtillon-sur-Thouet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 11 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtillon-sur-Thouet good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #11 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. 97% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ernest Pérochon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon-sur-Thouet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtillon-sur-Thouet grades A for cost of living.
About Châtillon-sur-Thouet
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Châtillon-sur-Thouet is a commune of 2,656 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
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.
