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This town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has a population of 1,359.
Schools are its strong suit: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 0.2 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Sainte-Néomaye 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 Sainte-Néomaye 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.
Sainte-Néomaye has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Sainte-Néomaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sainte-Néomaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, actuellement Caserne Canclaux, in Saint-Maixent-l'École, 4.2 mi away.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sainte-Néomaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Néomaye.
At the census, 2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 7.8%, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,760 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.
Near Sainte-Néomaye, 95.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (92.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 3.8 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean VilarNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 95%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Néomaye | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.89/m² a month, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 35 homes in Sainte-Néomaye. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.34/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,660/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 54 deaths in Sainte-Néomaye between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 70: 23% below. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Néomaye is Polyclinique D Inkermann, 9.9 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
One notable person was born in Sainte-Néomaye.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sainte-Néomaye is a commune of 1,359 people in the Communauté de communes Haut Val de Sèvre. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Néomaye | 1,359 | — | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Crèche | 5,662 | 2.6 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 7,595 | 4.1 | B+ | A− | D | B− |
| Aigondigné | 4,710 | 5 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Vouillé | 3,566 | 5.7 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Chauray | 7,221 | 6 | A+ | B | A− | A− |
| Échiré | 3,549 | 7.9 | A+ | A− | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sainte-Néomaye has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Néomaye grades A− for cost of living.
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.