Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 518 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for La Rochénard: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Rochénard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan, 4 mi away.
31% 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 Rochénard.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%). At 47.4, the median resident of La Rochénard sits in the middle of the age range. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| La Rochénard | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 4.2% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. La Rochénard has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income was €26,710 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 19 homes were sold in La Rochénard. House rents are put at about €9.12/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Rochénard 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 Rochénard 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 Rochénard | 518 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 3.9 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon | 2,941 | 4 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Magné | 2,728 | 7.7 | A | B | A− | B |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 9.9 | A | A− | A | B |
| Niort | 59,854 | 10 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Surgères Charente-Maritime | 6,897 | 10 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Rochénard is a commune of 518 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) · 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.