Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is walkability (D−). Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,090/m².
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. Voulmentin 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 Voulmentin 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.
Église paroissiale Saint-Clementin et ancien prieuré: Photo: FredSeiller · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voulmentin.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Voulmentin works less well than 97% of compared French towns
4%walk, cycle or take transit
The census found 3.6% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €24,320 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Voulmentin, 0.3 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Voulmentin earns an A− for cost of living
€1,090/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.85/m² a month, about level with Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€9.89/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €7.09/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 39 homes in Voulmentin.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Voulmentin€1,090/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Deux-Sèvres median€1,508/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,090/m²
39
€9.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.64 to €12.71/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.09/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Voulmentin are under 15, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
42.2median age
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). At 42.2, the median resident of Voulmentin sits in the middle of the age range.
VoulmentinDeux-Sèvres medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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 Voulmentin: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Deux-Sèvres’ towns and compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Voulmentin has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Chapelle des Rosiers. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Fewer deaths than expected: Voulmentin is below 56% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Deux-Sèvres is 85.3 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 73 deaths in Voulmentin from 2016 to 2025; there were 63, 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Voulmentin is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 9.3 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Voulmentin · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse
85.3 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Deux-Sèvres, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Voulmentin is a commune of 1,129 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
Population
1,129 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Bocage Bressuirais
Département
Deux-Sèvres (79)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
12.2 sq mi (31.6 km²)
INSEE code
79242
Voulmentin’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Voulmentin
Is Voulmentin safe?
Voulmentin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Voulmentin expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Voulmentin grades A− for cost of living.
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.
