Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 862 residents.
Chizé isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Chizé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in 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, 2.3 mi away.
31% 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 Chizé.
People 65 and over make up 32% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 7.7%, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 20% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Chizé | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Chizé has 250 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.9 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €23,750 a year per consumption unit, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.65/m² a month, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 34 houses and apartments changed hands in Chizé from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.64/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €895/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Chizé. Best known first.
Nothing in 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chizé | 862 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 11 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Melle | 5,752 | 12 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 13 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 13 | A | A− | A | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 13 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 14 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chizé is a commune of 862 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) · 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 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.