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111 residents make their home in this town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Trayes falls below the line for grades. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Trayes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Trayes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne abbaye, in L'Absie, 5.4 mi away.
36% 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 Trayes.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14%, below Deux-Sèvres’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 12% of adults hold a degree.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Trayes | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 12% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Trayes: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.9 each). 7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 19.2% of working residents in Trayes didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Trayes. A house rents for an estimated €7.93/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Trayes 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 Trayes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trayes | 111 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 5.6 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 11 | B+ | B | B− | A |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 11 | — | A | — | A− |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 11 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| La Châtaigneraie Vendée | 2,600 | 12 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Cerizay | 4,793 | 13 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Trayes is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais. 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.