Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 760 people, lies in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Sansais isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sansais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de cimetière, in Amuré, 2.2 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Sansais. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sansais.
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Line up the people of Sansais by age and the one in the middle is 49.8. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and above compared French towns (22%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sansais | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found 3.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 100 jobs are based in Sansais, for 350 working residents (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €28,570 a year per consumption unit, above Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
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.
For collège, the closest is 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Albert CamusNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 132 | 92%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 94% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.12/m² a month. The market in Sansais: 17 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Sansais 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 Sansais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sansais | 760 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Magné | 2,728 | 2.9 | A | B | A− | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 2,967 | 3.2 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Benet Vendée | 4,089 | 6 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Niort | 59,854 | 6.8 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon | 2,941 | 7.1 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Aiffres | 5,419 | 8.1 | A | A− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sansais is a commune of 760 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 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.