Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability (C+). Homes sell for a median €999/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. La Peyratte 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 La Peyratte 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.
Croix de cimetière: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Payré: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Peyratte.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in La Peyratte costs less than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.40/m² a month
€999/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. A house rents for an estimated €7.17/m² a month. La Peyratte recorded 36 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Peyratte€999/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€999/m²
36
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.38 to €11.07/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Peyratte than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
51.3median age
30% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 18% of adults, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town.
La PeyratteDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Fewer deaths than expected in La Peyratte, 95 per 100, but more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of La Peyratte can choose among 4 GPs. 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. 234 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 185: 27% above.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in La Peyratte · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Parthenay
15.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in La Peyratte are lower than in 76% of French communes of 1,000+
8%walk, cycle or take transit
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in La Peyratte: 400, for 450 residents in work (0.9 each). No commute at all: 12.3% of working residents here at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in La Peyratte, 0.9 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
12%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Peyratte keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Peyratte is Croix de cimetière. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.
La Peyratte is a commune of 1,105 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. 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
Population
1,105 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
18.4 sq mi (47.6 km²)
INSEE code
79208
La Peyratte’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Peyratte
Is La Peyratte safe?
La Peyratte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Peyratte expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Peyratte grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
