Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 635: a town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Surin is too small for the grades other French towns get. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The one thing Surin does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Surin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Eugène, in Xaintray, 1.8 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Surin.
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (25%) and near compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Surin by age and the one in the middle is 43.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Surin | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.3% of commuters at the census. Jobs located in Surin: 50, for 350 residents in work (0.2 each). Half of residents lived on more than €26,340 a year per consumption unit, higher than Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
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 the general bac, the closest lycée is 9.6 mi away. The nearest collège is 3.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léo DesaivreNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 63 | 84%−9 pts |
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.
Sales in Surin from July 2023 to June 2026: 16 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Surin. Best known first.
Nothing in Surin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Surin.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Surin is a commune of 635 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
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.