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258 people call this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Paizay-le-Chapt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 26% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Paizay-le-Chapt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Paizay-le-Chapt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Javarzay, in Chef-Boutonne, 4.8 mi away.
37% 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 Paizay-le-Chapt.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 17% of adults. Half of Paizay-le-Chapt is older than 49, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Paizay-le-Chapt | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Paizay-le-Chapt holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income is €21,610 a year for each consumption unit. 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.64/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Paizay-le-Chapt.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Paizay-le-Chapt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Paizay-le-Chapt.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paizay-le-Chapt | 258 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle | 5,752 | 9.9 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Celles-sur-Belle | 3,829 | 12 | A | A | A+ | C |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 15 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Paizay-le-Chapt is a commune of 258 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 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.