Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 348 in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Clavé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Clavé does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Clavé counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clavé.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Clavé is Église Notre-Dame. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Clavé is 46 years old. Children are 16% of the town.
45% women, 55% men
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Clavé | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The unemployment rate comes to 10.7%. 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). Clavé holds 100 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each.
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.
Clavé recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Clavé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Domi Parvaud · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Clavé 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clavé | 348 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 5.9 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 10 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 12 | — | A | — | A− |
| Échiré | 3,549 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Rouillé Vienne | 2,533 | 13 | — | A+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Clavé is a commune of 348 people in the Communauté de communes Val de 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
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.