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1,757 people live in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Schools do well: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,698/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. Where it falls short is walkability: 27% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Fressines 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 Fressines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fressines 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.
Fressines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fressines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Prahecq, 4.9 mi away.
15% 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 Fressines.
At the census, 2.6% of commuters got to work without a car. 3.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €29,500 a year. For its 900 residents in work, Fressines has 150 jobs: 0.1 each.
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.
At the collèges within 5 km of Fressines, 95.0% passed the brevet, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (92.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. The closest collège is 2.9 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean VilarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 95%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Fressines is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 7.3 mi away. 70 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 99: 29% below. At birth, a girl in Deux-Sèvres can expect 85.3 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. This Deux-Sèvres town has one family doctor.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
17% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.5% of residents, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 20%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fressines | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.89/m² a month, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,698/m², comes from 42 sales of houses and apartments in Fressines from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 42 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,698/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fressines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Fressines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fressines | 1,757 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 2.5 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 2.7 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 2.9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Chauray | 7,221 | 4.3 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 6.1 | A | A− | A | B |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 6.5 | A | A | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fressines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,698/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fressines grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fressines is a commune of 1,757 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) · 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 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.