Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Périgné.
History
Old homes shape Périgné: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Périgné is Église Saint-Martin. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Few people in Périgné are 15 to 24: 7.6%, fewer than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 28% of adults, higher than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) yet lower than compared French towns (30%). Ages in Périgné split evenly at 48.1: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.
48.1median age
PérignéDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
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 & commute
Fewer people in Périgné are out of work than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.5%
At the census, 3.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 250 jobs are based in Périgné, for 450 working residents (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €25,080 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Périgné, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Périgné
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Périgné is a commune of 932 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
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.
