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Home to 398 people, this town lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Couture-d'Argenson has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 12% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Couture-d'Argenson does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Couture-d'Argenson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Fraigne, in Saint-Fraigne, 4.7 mi away.
26% 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 Couture-d'Argenson.
Degrees are held by 15% of adults, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Couture-d'Argenson | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
100 jobs are based in Couture-d'Argenson, for 100 working residents (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €22,360 a year per consumption unit, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried one in ten commuters at the census.
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.
Sales in Couture-d'Argenson from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Couture-d'Argenson is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Couture-d'Argenson.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couture-d'Argenson | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 14 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Rouillac Charente | 2,919 | 14 | B | A | B− | B |
| Melle | 5,752 | 16 | A | A | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Couture-d'Argenson is a commune of 398 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) · 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.