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A town of 1,167 in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (D). Health lags (C+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes change hands at a median €1,581/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Germond-Rouvre 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.
Each subject compares Germond-Rouvre 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.
Germond-Rouvre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Germond-Rouvre does most differently from other towns.
Germond-Rouvre 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 1986.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Germond-Rouvre has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Médard-de-Germond: Photo: Échiré ça déchire ! · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Germond-Rouvre.
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,760 a year. 4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 7.2%. Germond-Rouvre holds 100 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each.
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 Germond-Rouvre from July 2023 to June 2026: 31 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €7.59/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,581/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Germond-Rouvre | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Germond-Rouvre is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 8.9 mi away. 63 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 69: 8% 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.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Germond-Rouvre has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Germond-Rouvre. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart3.9 km south, in ÉchiréChâteauChâteauManoir du Repérouxin townGardenGardenA Fleur d'eau4.7 km east, in CherveuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pimpelière2.8 km northwest, in Sainte-OuenneAttractionAttractionSarcophage mérovingien2.6 km west, in Sainte-OuennePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Germond-Rouvre yet.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Germond-Rouvre is a commune of 1,167 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germond-Rouvre | 1,167 | — | — | A | — | C+ |
| Échiré | 3,549 | 3.4 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Chauray | 7,221 | 6.1 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 7.4 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Niort | 59,854 | 8.3 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 8.9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 10 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Germond-Rouvre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 5 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 Germond-Rouvre grades A for cost of living.
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.