Where it does best is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (D): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.7% unemployment. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Plaine-d'Argenson has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Plaine-d'Argenson 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaine-d'Argenson.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Plaine-d'Argenson is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.4% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €24,260 a year per consumption unit, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 8.7%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
100
jobs based in Plaine-d'Argenson, 0.3 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A+
Buying in Plaine-d'Argenson costs less than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,118/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.65/m² a month, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.72/m² a month. The market in Plaine-d'Argenson: 35 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,118/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plaine-d'Argenson€1,118/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,118/m²
35
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.47 to €12.47/m² a month)
2.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,110
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Plaine-d'Argenson sees more deaths than four in five compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Plaine-d'Argenson’s deaths ran at 103 per 100 expected, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 64 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 66, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Plaine-d'Argenson is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 11.7 mi away. Life expectancy in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plaine-d'Argenson · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique D Inkermann
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Niort
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 19% of people in Plaine-d'Argenson are 65 or over, fewer than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
A fifth of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and below compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 25% of adults.
41median age
Plaine-d'ArgensonDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
History
Old homes shape Plaine-d'Argenson: 38% were built before 1919, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Plaine-d'Argenson counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Site de la nécropole de Péré (ou Pairé). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Plaine-d'Argenson
Is Plaine-d'Argenson safe?
Plaine-d'Argenson has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plaine-d'Argenson expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plaine-d'Argenson grades A+ for cost of living.
About Plaine-d'Argenson
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Plaine-d'Argenson is a commune of 1,006 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais. 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.
