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A town of 950 in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cirières is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. The median sale price is €1,250/m².
The one thing Cirières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cirières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Saint-Mesmin, in Saint-André-sur-Sèvre, 5.3 mi away.
17% 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 Cirières.
22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and near compared French towns (22%). Residents of Cirières have a median age of 44.7. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Cirières | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 450 residents in work, Cirières has 150 jobs: 0.4 each. At the census, 2.3% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €24,520 a year per consumption unit, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Collège pupils travel 2.5 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges ClemenceauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 84%−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.
35 houses and apartments changed hands in Cirières from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,250/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and family days out in and near Cirières. Best known first.
Nothing in Cirières 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 Cirières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirières | 950 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerizay | 4,793 | 2.6 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 6.4 | B+ | B | B− | A |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 5,483 | 7.6 | A+ | A | A− | B |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 8.6 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Mauléon | 8,573 | 9.4 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Pouzauges Vendée | 5,668 | 11 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cirières is a commune of 950 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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 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.