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Population 1,105: a town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Saint-Rémy’s best grade is for cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 25% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): bac results 11 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3 points below the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D).
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Rémy 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 Saint-Rémy 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.
Saint-Rémy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Saint-Rémy 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.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Rémy.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Rémy recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
42 deaths in Saint-Rémy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 72: 42% below. Average lifespans in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Rémy is Centre hospitalier de Niort, 4.9 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Saint-Rémy counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 500 workers). The median disposable income is €27,690 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Nearly nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Rémy, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (92.0%) and near compared French towns (87.5%). A collège lies 2.9 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 3.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Marais PoitevinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 93%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Thomas Jean MainNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 87 | 77%−11 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and compared French towns (30%). At 42.4, the median resident of Saint-Rémy 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%.
| Saint-Rémy | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, lower than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage in and near Saint-Rémy. Best known first.
Saint-Rémy has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: Eliane Promis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Rémy yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Saint-Rémy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Rémy is a commune of 1,105 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
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 8, 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.
