Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre’s overall grade is A+, better than almost every compared French town. Its place in the ranking is #2 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres. Pupils here do better than most (A): brevet results 4.1 points above the expected rate. Most journeys need a car: 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 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.
Chapelle funéraire de Chantemerle: Photo: Wolffoxylady · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.56/m² a month
€1,100/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,100/m², lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€1,508/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Sales in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre from July 2023 to June 2026: 179 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre€1,100/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,100/m²
179
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.57 to €11.16/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre do better than those of 91% of compared French towns
93.8%passed the brevetASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre, 93.8% passed the brevet, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (92.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Schools rank #5 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.3 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre records less crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Police and gendarmerie recorded 72 offenses in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.2 (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Family violence21
Sexual violence10
Vehicle theft6
Armed robbery0
Fraud25
Theft without violence24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
72
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 66% of compared French towns
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5 GPs practise in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre records 82 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 731 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 727, 1% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 12.2 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
12.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre hold a degree than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 21%
48.3median age
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. 27% of residents are 65 or over, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre is 48.3 years old.
Moncoutant-sur-SèvreDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre has lower unemployment than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €24,280 a year per consumption unit, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre: 2,200, for 2,200 residents in work (1 each). At the census, 4.5% of working residents in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
2,200
jobs based in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre, 1 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 39% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre keeps more of its old housing than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre is a commune of 5,121 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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
5,121 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
36 sq mi (93.2 km²)
INSEE code
79179
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre’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 Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Is Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre safe?
It grades A− for safety, #9 of 21 in Deux-Sèvres.
Are schools in Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #5 of 18 in Deux-Sèvres. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 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.
