Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,062 residents, it is a town in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Where it does best is cost of living (A) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 31% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Viennay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Viennay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Viennay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Viennay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne maison-Dieu, in Châtillon-sur-Thouet, 2.5 mi away.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Viennay. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Parthenay4.4 km south, in ParthenayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tennessus3.5 km northwest, in AmaillouxFortFortRemparts de Parthenay4.4 km south, in ParthenayChâteauChâteauChâteau du Theil4.6 km west, in Saint-Aubin-le-CloudMuseumMuseumMusée Georges Turpin4.4 km south, in ParthenayChâteauChâteauBastille de Richemont4.4 km south, in ParthenayPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Viennay.
At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (7.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 5.7%. Jobs located in Viennay: 150, for 450 residents in work (0.3 each).
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.
House rents are put at about €6.92/m² a month. 27 houses and apartments changed hands in Viennay from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). The median resident of Viennay is 48.7 years old. 17% of residents are children under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Viennay | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Deux-Sèvres: 85.3 years for women, 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 75 deaths in Viennay between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 13% below. The nearest emergency department to Viennay is Site hospitalier de Parthenay, 3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.
Nothing in Viennay 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 Viennay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viennay | 1,062 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 2 | — | A | — | A− |
| Parthenay | 10,140 | 3.1 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 10 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Bressuire | 19,970 | 15 | B+ | B | B− | A |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 5,121 | 16 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Viennay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Viennay is a commune of 1,062 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-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.