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Saint-PompainDeux-Sèvres

949 people live in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Pompain a good place to live?

Saint-Pompain has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Homes change hands at a median €1,274/m².

What makes Saint-Pompain stand out

The one thing Saint-Pompain does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château des Moulières
Château des Moulières · Inscrit · Photo: Alain Rivier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Pompain’s story

Saint-Pompain in pictures

Saint-Pompain has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Désiré Maichin, born in 1810, is the one person born in Saint-Pompain before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1971First protected: Château des Moulières
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Pompain.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 17% of people in Saint-Pompain are 65 or over, fewer than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns

12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. At 43, the median resident of Saint-Pompain sits in the middle of the age range.

43median age
Saint-PompainDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Pompain
Saint-PompainDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2412%9.6%11%
25–4423%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+17%26%22%
No diploma17%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education28%25%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Saint-Pompain: 30% 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.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Saint-Pompain has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Saint-Pompain has lower unemployment than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 4.0%

At the census, 5.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Saint-Pompain holds 150 jobs; 450 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. The median disposable income was €26,220 a year per consumption unit, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Pompain, 0.3 per working resident
4.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

95.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.9 mi away.

95.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Pompain95.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Henri MartineauNearest collègeCollègeCollège9695%+3 pts
95.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Pompain costs less than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.09/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 42 homes in Saint-Pompain.

€1,274/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Pompain€1,274/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,302/m²41
€8.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.42 to €10.20/m² a month)
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château des Moulières and 2 more in and around Saint-Pompain

Heritage in and near Saint-Pompain. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Pompain

14pages on Saint-Pompain

Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Pompain’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château des Moulières: Photo: Alain Rivier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Saint-Pompain

2 notable people were born in Saint-Pompain.

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Saint-Pompain’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Deux-Sèvres →
BenetMagnéÉchiréFontenay-le-ComteNiortChaurayBenetMagnéÉchiréFontenay-le-ComteNiortChauraySaint-Pompain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Pompain949—————
Benet Vendée4,0894.6AB+A+C+
Magné2,7288.8ABA−B
Échiré3,5499.3A+A−AA
Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée14,0599.8B+BC−B+
Niort59,85410BBDB+
Chauray7,22112A+BA−A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Pompain

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Pompain is a commune of 949 people in the Communauté de communes Val de 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

Population
949 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Val de Gâtine
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.2 km²)
INSEE code
79290

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.