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A town of 1,961 in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools beat most: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 5.7 points above the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car: nearly two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,462/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Le Tallud 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.
The 2 things Le Tallud does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Tallud 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.
Le Tallud has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Le Tallud; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Tallud.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 68 homes in Le Tallud.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,462/m² | 68 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Le Tallud has 500 jobs for 750 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 3.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 7.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. 7.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Le Tallud | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 87% of 87 candidates passed the bac pro. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le MarchiouxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 65 | 89%+6 pts |
| Lycée Ernest PérochonNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 208 | 97%−1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 66 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 271 deaths in Le Tallud from 2016 to 2025; there were 247, 9% fewer. Life expectancy at birth in Deux-Sèvres is 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 2 GPs practise in the town.
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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
7.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and near compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Le Tallud. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Parthenay3.6 km northeast, in ParthenayFortFortRemparts de Parthenay3.8 km northeast, in ParthenayAttractionAttractionPropriété du Marchioux3.3 km east, in ParthenayMuseumMuseumMusée Georges Turpin3.8 km northeast, in ParthenayChâteauChâteauBastille de Richemont3.6 km northeast, in ParthenayMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine3.7 km northeast, in ParthenayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Le Tallud has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Tallud 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 Tallud | 1,961 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 2.3 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 3 | — | A | — | A− |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 15 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 15 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 16 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 17 | B+ | B | B− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Tallud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 3.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. 97% of 208 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Ernest Pérochon in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Tallud grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Tallud is a commune of 1,961 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) · 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.