Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 191 residents and lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Pressigny has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 18% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Pressigny does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pressigny as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Maurivet, in Oroux, 2.9 mi away.
40% 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 Pressigny.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. At 53.5, the median resident of Pressigny sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pressigny | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €23,300 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 9.7%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%). No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in Pressigny at the census.
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.
Pressigny recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Pressigny. Best known first.
Nothing in Pressigny is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pressigny yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressigny | 191 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 6.3 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 9.2 | — | A | — | A− |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 10 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| Vouillé Vienne | 3,697 | 15 | A | B | A− | C |
| Boivre-la-Vallée Vienne | 3,024 | 16 | — | A− | — | A+ |
| Neuville-de-Poitou Vienne | 5,513 | 17 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Pressigny is a commune of 191 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. 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 4, 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.