Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
541 people call this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chey falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Chey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Chenay, 2.4 mi away.
30% 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 Chey.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults. The age that splits Chey in two is 49.3. 25% of residents are 65 or over, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chey | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Chey holds 100 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. At the census, 1.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 9.7%.
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 nearest general lycée is 6.4 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 86%−2 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.
The market in Chey: 18 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Chey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Chey as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chey | 541 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle | 5,752 | 6.6 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 8.7 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Rouillé Vienne | 2,533 | 9.7 | — | A+ | — | B |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 11 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
| Valence-en-Poitou Vienne | 4,325 | 12 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chey is a commune of 541 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 October 30, 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.