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In Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 276 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Le Retail has none. 13% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 29% of residents.
The 2 things Le Retail does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Retail as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Pamplie, 2 mi away.
29% 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 Le Retail.
7.2% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 22% have a degree. Half the people of Le Retail are older than 51.5.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Le Retail | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Le Retail counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €23,170 a year per consumption unit, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents here at the census.
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, 15 homes were sold in Le Retail.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Retail 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 Le Retail 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Retail | 276 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 11 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 12 | — | A | — | A− |
| Échiré | 3,549 | 12 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Chauray | 7,221 | 15 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| La Châtaigneraie Vendée | 2,600 | 15 | A− | A | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Retail is a commune of 276 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
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.