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134 residents make their home in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chérigné falls below the line for grades. 10% of homes here are second homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chérigné does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chérigné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Javarzay, in Chef-Boutonne, 4.5 mi away.
59% 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 Chérigné.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Chérigné is 53.9. 26% of adults hold a degree.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chérigné | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.1% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,640 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 1.6% of working residents in Chérigné at the census. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) but below compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.1 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 92%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Chérigné recorded 3 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chérigné 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 Chérigné 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chérigné | 134 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle | 5,752 | 6.8 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 8.9 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 16 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 17 | A | A− | A | B |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 18 | A+ | A− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chérigné is a commune of 134 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.