Prahecq’s strongest is jobs & income (A): 1.2 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,613/m² costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Niortais. Walkability is its weak spot (C+) — 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Prahecq 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 Prahecq 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 Prahecq.
HousingCost of living A
For cost of living, Prahecq gets an A
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,613/m²: 61 houses and apartments sold in Prahecq between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €9.89/m² a month, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.78/m² a month.
€1,613/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Prahecq€1,613/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,613/m²
61
€9.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.67 to €12.75/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.78/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 A−
Prahecq loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 74 per 100 expected, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Prahecq can choose among 4 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Prahecq is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 6.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 259 residents of Prahecq died, against 267 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Women in Deux-Sèvres live to 85.3 on average and men to 79.4 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−26%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted74
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Prahecq · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique D Inkermann
6.7 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Prahecq has lower unemployment than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
The median disposable income was €27,300 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Prahecq didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
1,250
jobs based in Prahecq, 1.2 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Prahecq
Is Prahecq safe?
Prahecq has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 3.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 1,250 jobs for 1,050 working residents, Prahecq draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Prahecq good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Prahecq expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,613/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Prahecq grades A for cost of living.
About Prahecq
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prahecq is a commune of 2,252 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.
