Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 425 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
There are no grades for Les Fosses: French towns need 1,000 residents for them.
Les Fosses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Les Fosses has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Sainte-Radegonde: Photo: Gllawm · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Fosses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century. Les Fosses has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Les Fosses is 45.6 years old. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Les Fosses | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Les Fosses: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income was €25,540 a year per consumption unit, near both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). 8.8% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Les Fosses recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Les Fosses. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Les Fosses yet.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Les Fosses is a commune of 425 people in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fosses | 425 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 8.3 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 8.8 | A | A− | A | B |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 9.2 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 10 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 10 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Melle | 5,752 | 11 | A | A | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.