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Mairé-LevescaultDeux-Sèvres

582 residents make their home in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Mairé-Levescault a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Mairé-Levescault has none. 16% of homes here are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,080/m². People aged 65 and over make up 30% of residents.

What makes Mairé-Levescault stand out

The 3 things Mairé-Levescault does most differently from other towns.

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Mairé-Levescault’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Mairé-Levescault’s story

No historic monuments in Mairé-Levescault

The Culture ministry lists no building in Mairé-Levescault as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Junien de Vaussais, in Sauzé-entre-Bois, 2.9 mi away.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mairé-Levescault.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Mairé-Levescault hold a degree than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 12%

One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%.

53median age
Mairé-LevescaultDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Mairé-Levescault
Mairé-LevescaultDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–248.2%9.6%11%
25–4417%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+30%26%22%
No diploma31%20%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education12%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

More people in Mairé-Levescault are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 17.2%

The median disposable income was €22,400 a year per consumption unit, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Per resident in work, Mairé-Levescault counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). The census found 2.1% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Mairé-Levescault, 0.3 per working resident
17.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

79.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.

79.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mairé-Levescault79.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Anne FrankNearest collègeCollègeCollège4379%−5 pts
79.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −5 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Mairé-Levescault costs less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Mairé-Levescault. That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,508/m² for the median of compared towns in Deux-Sèvres.

€1,080/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Mairé-Levescault€1,080/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,080/m²30
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.33 to €11.14/m² a month)
€6.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mairé-Levescault

13pages on Mairé-Levescault

Landmarks

Nothing in Mairé-Levescault is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Mairé-Levescault

One notable person was born in Mairé-Levescault.

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Mairé-Levescault’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Deux-Sèvres →
RuffecCivrayMelleValence-en-PoitouCelles-sur-BelleRuffecCivrayMelleValence-en-PoitouCelles-sur-BelleMairé-Levescault
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Mairé-Levescault582—————
Ruffec Charente3,44911B+A−D−B
Civray Vienne2,52211AA+B+A−
Melle5,75211AAC+B−
Valence-en-Poitou Vienne4,32513A−AB+B−
Celles-sur-Belle3,82916AAA+C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Mairé-Levescault

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mairé-Levescault is a commune of 582 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

Population
582 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.6 km²)
INSEE code
79163

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.