Plaine-et-Vallées’s best grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 18% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side (C+): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment.
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-et-Vallées 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-et-Vallées 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.
ancienne abbaye Saint-Jouin: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martin-de-Noizé: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen E 134: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaine-et-Vallées.
HousingCost of living A+
A home in Plaine-et-Vallées sells for €826/m², less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns
€826/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €7.95/m² a month, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €6.89/m² a month. Also worth knowing: from July 2023 to June 2026, 120 homes were sold in Plaine-et-Vallées.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Plaine-et-Vallées€826/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€826/m²
120
€7.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.24 to €10.12/m² a month)
2.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Thouarsais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Plaine-et-Vallées is harder to get around on foot than 92% of compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 4.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,270 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
500
jobs based in Plaine-et-Vallées, 0.5 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Plaine-et-Vallées is above 82% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
+2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Deux-Sèvres can expect 85.3 years and a boy 79.4 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. After the care-home adjustment, Plaine-et-Vallées’ deaths ran at 102 per 100 expected, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (85) and compared French towns (88) alike. 653 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 443: 48% above.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw148
Adjusted102
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Plaine-et-Vallées · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Thouars
15.6 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
Older residents shape Plaine-et-Vallées: 31% are 65 or over, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
52.8median age
Degrees are held by 17% of adults. Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.1%.
Plaine-et-ValléesDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
More protected monuments for its size in Plaine-et-Vallées than in Deux-Sèvres or compared French towns: 26 per 10,000 residents
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2016. Plaine-et-Vallées has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 4 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is ancienne abbaye Saint-Jouin.
Plaine-et-Vallées is a commune of 2,317 people in the Communauté de communes du Thouarsais. 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
2,317 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Thouarsais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
36 sq mi (93.1 km²)
INSEE code
79196
Plaine-et-Vallées’ 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 Plaine-et-Vallées
Is Plaine-et-Vallées safe?
Plaine-et-Vallées has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Plaine-et-Vallées expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Plaine-et-Vallées 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.
