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Home to 1,780 people, this town lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Prices are modest for what you get (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability — 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median sale price is €1,675/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Fors 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 2 things Fors does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fors 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.
Fors has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Fors has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.
12% 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 Fors.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.9% of commuters travelled at the census. 150 jobs are based in Fors, for 900 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,350 a year per consumption unit, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.89/m² a month, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Fors from July 2023 to June 2026: 57 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €8.73/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,675/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 113 deaths in Fors from 2016 to 2025; there were 87, 23% fewer. Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Fors have one GP on hand.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fors, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 32% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Half of Fors is older than 44.1, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fors | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fors has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Dharmjah · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fors | 1,780 | — | — | A | — | A− |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 3.6 | A | A− | A | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 5.9 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Niort | 59,854 | 6.3 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 7.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Magné | 2,728 | 8.1 | A | B | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fors has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fors grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fors is a commune of 1,780 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais. 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.