Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes lag: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.8% unemployment. It also trails on walkability — 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median sale price is €1,063/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Loretz-d'Argenton has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Loretz-d'Argenton 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Loretz-d'Argenton keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Loretz-d'Argenton; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Loretz-d'Argenton hold a degree than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 15%
47.4median age
The 15-to-24 age group: 7.7%, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents.
Loretz-d'ArgentonDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B−
Loretz-d'Argenton has a lower adjusted death rate than 54% of compared French towns
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Loretz-d'Argenton is Site hospitalier de Thouars, 7.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 230 residents of Loretz-d'Argenton died, against 265 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. In Deux-Sèvres, women can expect to live 85.3 years and men 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Loretz-d'Argenton can choose among 4 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Loretz-d'Argenton · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Thouars
15.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Loretz-d'Argenton is a commune of 2,575 people in the Communauté de communes du Thouarsais. 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
2,575 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Thouarsais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
20.4 sq mi (52.8 km²)
INSEE code
79014
Loretz-d'Argenton’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loretz-d'Argenton
Is Loretz-d'Argenton safe?
Loretz-d'Argenton has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Loretz-d'Argenton expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loretz-d'Argenton grades A for cost of living.
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.
