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Home to 303 people, this town lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lorigné out for now. A quarter of homes here are second homes. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Lorigné does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Lorigné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Jouhé, in Valdelaume, 1.9 mi away.
44% 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 Lorigné.
The under-15s are 11% of the population here. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). Half the people of Lorigné are older than 58.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Lorigné | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €23,020 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). Lorigné holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. No commute at all: 17.7% of working residents here at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 43 | 79%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Lorigné: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.57/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Lorigné 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 Lorigné 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorigné | 303 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 8.4 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Civray Vienne | 2,522 | 11 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Melle | 5,752 | 13 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Valence-en-Poitou Vienne | 4,325 | 15 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 17 | A | A | A+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Lorigné is a commune of 303 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
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 October 30, 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.