Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 521 residents in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Cours: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cours as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame de Champdeniers, in Champdeniers, 1.2 mi away.
28% 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 Cours.
Degrees are held by 31% of adults. 22% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and near compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Cours are older than 47.6.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Cours | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Cours holds 50 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. The median disposable income was €27,840 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
A collège lies 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léo DesaivreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 84%−9 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.
House rents are put at about €7.59/m² a month. 12 houses and apartments changed hands in Cours from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cours. Best known first.
Nothing in Cours is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cours.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cours is a commune of 521 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.