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SélignéDeux-Sèvres

It is a town of 110 residents in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Séligné a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Séligné falls below the line for grades.

Séligné’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Séligné’s story

No historic monuments in Séligné

The Culture ministry lists no building in Séligné as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens, in Secondigné-sur-Belle, 1.5 mi away.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Séligné.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Séligné than in Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.4% of the town, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.

49median age
SélignéDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Séligné
SélignéDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–246.4%9.6%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+26%26%22%
No diploma23%20%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat11%18%18%
Higher education28%25%30%

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

Work & commute

Séligné has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,150 a year. At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). 9.1% of people in the labour force have no job.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
Bicycle6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
0
jobs based in Séligné, 0.5 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 8.9 mi away. A collège lies 2.8 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Séligné92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollègeCollège6592%+6 pts
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Séligné is €9.65/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 5 homes were sold in Séligné.

€9.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Séligné€9.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€9.89/m²
€9.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.47 to €12.47/m² a month)
€6.57/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Séligné

13pages on Séligné

Landmarks

Nothing in Séligné is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Séligné

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Séligné yet.

How we find them →

Séligné’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 →
Celles-sur-BelleMelleAigondignéAiffresVouilléFrontenay-Rohan-RohanCelles-sur-BelleMelleAigondignéAiffresVouilléFrontenay-Rohan-RohanSéligné
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Séligné110—————
Celles-sur-Belle3,8297.9AAA+C
Melle5,7528.7AAC+B−
Aigondigné4,71010A+B+A+A−
Aiffres5,41912AA−AB
Vouillé3,56613—B+—B+
Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan2,96714A−B+B+C+

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

About Séligné

Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Séligné is a commune of 110 people in the Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou. 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
110 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.8 sq mi (9.8 km²)
INSEE code
79312

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.