Valdelaume isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 21% of its housing. The median price paid is €926/m². It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Valdelaume stand out
The 3 things Valdelaume does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Valdelaume.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Valdelaume, fewer than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
56.6median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 34% of residents. 7.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 20% have a degree.
ValdelaumeDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Valdelaume: 52% were built before 1919, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Valdelaume is Château de Jouhé. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. On the Culture ministry’s list, Valdelaume counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Valdelaume has higher unemployment than Deux-Sèvres’ towns or compared French towns: 12.6%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Valdelaume holds 100 jobs; 300 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Median disposable income comes to €23,050 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Valdelaume, 0.4 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Valdelaume is a commune of 818 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
818 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Mellois en Poitou
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
19.7 sq mi (51 km²)
INSEE code
79140
Valdelaume’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
