Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 171 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Chapelle-Pouilloux has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things La Chapelle-Pouilloux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-Pouilloux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Melleran, 2.5 mi away.
48% 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 La Chapelle-Pouilloux.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of residents, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 18% have a degree. La Chapelle-Pouilloux has a median age of 57.9.
45% women, 55% men
About 122 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Pouilloux | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,740 a year per consumption unit, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Just over one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 13.6% of working residents in La Chapelle-Pouilloux didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 11.2 mi away. The closest collège is 2.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 79%−5 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 €6.57/m² a month. Sales in La Chapelle-Pouilloux from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Chapelle-Pouilloux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Pouilloux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Pouilloux | 171 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 10 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Melle | 5,752 | 11 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Civray Vienne | 2,522 | 12 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Valence-en-Poitou Vienne | 4,325 | 14 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 15 | A | A | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Chapelle-Pouilloux is a commune of 171 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 9, 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.