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Le PinDeux-Sèvres

It is a town of 1,091 residents in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Le Pin a good place to live?

Le Pin’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,320/m²: 70 m² comes to 3.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 61% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: 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. Le Pin 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.

What makes Le Pin stand out

The one thing Le Pin does most differently from other towns.

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How Le Pin grades

Each subject compares Le Pin 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.

How grading works

Le Pin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA+Open →WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →Jobs & income5.5% unemploymentA−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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Dolmen
Dolmen · Classé · Photo: Superhori · Public domain
Le Pin’s story

Le Pin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Pin: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1978.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Pin.

HealthHealth A+

Allowing for age and care homes, Le Pin sees fewer deaths than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 62 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

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. 56 deaths in Le Pin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 90: 38% below. The nearest emergency department to Le Pin is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 12.7 mi away.

−38%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw62
Adjusted62
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Le Pin · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
12.7 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

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Fewer people in Le Pin are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%

Per resident in work, Le Pin counts 0.8 jobs (450 jobs, 550 workers). At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €25,190 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
450
jobs based in Le Pin, 0.8 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,190
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Le Pin costs less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.50/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Behind the median of €1,320/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Le Pin between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.31/m² a month.

€1,320/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Le Pin€1,320/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,320/m²30
€8.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.40 to €11.30/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Le Pin: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1978
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A younger town: only 21% of people in Le Pin are 65 or over, fewer than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 22% of adults, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Le Pin is 43.1. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.

43.1median age
Le PinDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Pin
Le PinDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–249.5%9.6%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+21%26%22%
No diploma21%20%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education22%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Château de la Pastellière and 2 more in and around Le Pin

Heritage and family days out in and near Le Pin. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Le Pin

14pages on Le Pin

Landmarks

Le Pin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Le Pin

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Pin yet.

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Le Pin’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Deux-Sèvres →
CerizayNueil-les-AubiersMauléonBressuireSèvremontPouzaugesCerizayNueil-les-AubiersMauléonBressuireSèvremontPouzaugesLe Pin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Pin1,091——A—A+
Cerizay4,7933.3B+AB+B
Nueil-les-Aubiers5,4836.2A+AA−B
Mauléon8,5737.1A+A−AB
Bressuire19,9708B+BB−A
Sèvremont Vendée6,38510A+BA+A
Pouzauges Vendée5,66811AB+B+B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Le Pin

Is Le Pin safe?

Le Pin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Le Pin expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,320/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Pin grades A for cost of living.

About Le Pin

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Le Pin is a commune of 1,091 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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
1,091 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.4 sq mi (19.1 km²)
INSEE code
79210

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.