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1,222 people call this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 41% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability — just over three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes change hands at a median €1,275/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Combrand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Combrand does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Combrand with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Combrand has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Combrand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
17% 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 Combrand.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Deux-Sèvres, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 57 deaths in Combrand between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 97: 41% below. The nearest emergency department to Combrand is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 14.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Combrand has 400 jobs for 550 working residents, 0.7 per worker. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.7% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,290 a year per consumption unit, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €10.69/m² a month, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 41 houses and apartments changed hands in Combrand from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.31/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,275/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). A quarter of adults hold a degree. At 44, the median resident of Combrand sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Combrand | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Combrand, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and family days out in and near Combrand. Best known first.
Combrand has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Pastellière: Photo: Fl0Fl4n · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Combrand 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 →
Combrand has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Combrand grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Combrand is a commune of 1,222 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 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.