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Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Département 86

Find your town in Vienne

Vienne has 265 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 37 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 55 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.

29graded towns
20grade A− or better
265towns and villages
Poitierslargest · 89,916
Vienne at a glance

What Vienne is like

The median ranked town in Vienne grades highest on health and cost of living against towns across France, and lowest on schools. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in Vienne against French towns · the line marks the median French town
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29 towns · ordered by Vienne rank

A+

Iteuil

Town · 2,989 people · #155 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−SafetyB+HealthLowestC+Walkability
A

Lusignan

Town · 2,544 people · #245 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA−SchoolsLowestB−Walkability
A

Smarves

Town · 2,941 people · #261 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−Cost of livingLowestC−Schools
A

Naintré

Town · 5,964 people · #319 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthA−Cost of livingLowestCWalkability
A

Civray

Town · 2,522 people · #327 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Cost of livingA−WalkabilityLowestCJobs & income
A

Montamisé

Town · 3,723 people · #385 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyA−Jobs & incomeLowestDWalkability
A

Vouillé

Town · 3,697 people · #416 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA−SafetyLowestCHealth
A

Neuville-de-Poitou

Town · 5,513 people · #496 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+Cost of livingLowestB−Schools
A

Dangé-Saint-Romain

Town · 2,959 people · #539 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingAHealthLowestC−Schools
A−

Mignaloux-Beauvoir

Town · 5,229 people · #608 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestC+Schools
A−

Migné-Auxances

Town · 6,285 people · #647 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+HealthLowestC+Walkability
A−

Vouneuil-sous-Biard

Town · 6,290 people · #680 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthA−SafetyLowestC+Schools
A−

Saint-Martin-la-Pallu

Town · 5,713 people · #681 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyACost of livingLowestD−Walkability
A−

Fontaine-le-Comte

Town · 3,972 people · #698 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthA−Jobs & incomeLowestCSchools
A−

Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux

Town · 4,385 people · #719 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyB+Jobs & incomeLowestC−Walkability
A−

Ligugé

Town · 3,444 people · #721 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeA−SafetyLowestCSchools
A−

Dissay

Town · 3,101 people · #819 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−SafetyA−Cost of livingLowestDWalkability
A−

Valence-en-Poitou

Town · 4,325 people · #863 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB+SafetyLowestCWalkability
A−

Jaunay-Marigny

Town · 7,528 people · #895 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+HealthBJobs & incomeLowestB−Schools
A−

Thuré

Town · 2,765 people · #896 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyACost of livingLowestD−Schools
B+

Saint-Benoît

Town · 7,375 people · #1,244 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA−HealthLowestCSchools
B+

Chauvigny

Town · 7,007 people · #1,285 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingBWalkabilityLowestC+Schools
B

Montmorillon

Town · 5,821 people · #1,364 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA−WalkabilityLowestC−Schools
B

Vivonne

Town · 4,550 people · #1,412 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthACost of livingLowestDSafety
B−

Buxerolles

Town · 10,289 people · #1,970 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthAWalkabilityLowestC−Jobs & income
C+

Châtellerault

Large town · 31,003 people · #2,221 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Cost of livingA−WalkabilityLowestC−Jobs & income
C+

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

Town · 4,743 people · #2,292 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+WalkabilityBHealthLowestDSafety
C

Poitiers

Large town · 89,916 people · #2,741 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+WalkabilityA−HealthLowestDSafety
C

Loudun

Town · 6,839 people · #2,800 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB+WalkabilityLowestDSchools

10 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.

No overall grade

Towns without an overall grade

Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.

Boivre-la-Vallée3,024 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health A+, Jobs & income C, Walkability DNouaillé-Maupertuis2,975 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health A−, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C−Beaumont Saint-Cyr2,908 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health A−, Jobs & income C+, Walkability DSaint-Julien-l'Ars2,880 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health A, Jobs & income A, Walkability CCissé2,869 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools B−, Health A+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability D−Valdivienne2,715 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health A−, Jobs & income B−, Walkability D−Nieuil-l'Espoir2,631 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health A−, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C−Rouillé2,533 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A+, Health B, Jobs & income C, Walkability C
Every town and village

228 smaller towns and villages in Vienne

With the 37 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 265 communes of Vienne, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.

173 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
AdriersAmberreAnchéAngles-sur-l'AnglinAngliersAntignyArçayAsnières-sur-BlourAsnoisAulnayBassesBellefondsBerrieBerthegonBéthinesBeuxesBlanzayBouresseBourg-ArchambaultBournandBrigueil-le-ChantreBrionBruxBuxeuilCeaux-en-LoudunCernayChalaisChalandrayChampagné-le-SecChampagné-Saint-HilaireChampniersChapelle-ViviersChatainChâteau-GarnierChenevellesChervesChiré-en-MontreuilChouppesClouéCoulonges-les-HérollesCoussayCoussay-les-BoisCraonCroutelleCuhonCurçay-sur-DiveCurzay-sur-VonneDercéDiennéDoussayFleixFrozesGenouilléGizayGlénouzeGouexGuesnesHaimsJazeneuilJouhetJournetJousséLa BussièreLa Chapelle-BâtonLa Chapelle-MoulièreLa ChausséeLa Ferrière-AirouxLa GrimaudièreLa PuyeLa Roche-RigaultLa TrimouilleLauthiersLe VigeantLeigné-les-BoisLeigné-sur-UsseauLeignes-sur-FontaineLésignyLeugnyLhommaizéLigletLinazayLiniersLizantLuchaptMagnéMailléMairéMaisonneuveMarigny-ChemereauMarnayMartaizéMassognesMaulayMauprévoirMazerollesMazeuilMesseméMillacMoncontourMondionMonthoironMonts-sur-GuesnesMortonMoulismesMoussacMouterre-SillyMouterre-sur-BlourdeNalliersNérignacNueil-sous-FayeOrchesOuzillyOyréPaizay-le-SecPayrouxPersacPindrayPlaisancePort-de-PilesPouançayPouantPouilléPressacPrinçayQueauxRantonRaslayRoifféRomagneSaint-ChristopheSaint-ClairSaint-GaudentSaint-GermainSaint-LaonSaint-Laurent-de-JourdesSaint-Léger-de-MontbrillaisSaint-LéomerSaint-Martin-l'ArsSaint-Pierre-d'ExideuilSaint-Pierre-de-MailléSaint-Rémy-sur-CreuseSaint-RomainSaint-SavinSaint-SecondinSainte-RadégondeSairesSaixSammarçollesSanxaySavigny-sous-FayeSérignySillarsSommières-du-ClainSossaisSurinTernayTholletThurageauUsseauVal-de-ComportéVaux-sur-VienneVellèchesVernonVerrièresVerrueVézièresVicq-sur-GartempeVillemortVilliersVoulêmeVoulonVouzaillesYversay
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Questions about Vienne

What is the best place to live in Vienne?

Iteuil ranks first of 29 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A−) and health (B+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C+) is its lowest. Lusignan and Smarves follow.

How do the biggest towns in Vienne grade?

Poitiers (89,916 people) grades C overall, with its best grade in walkability. Châtellerault (31,003 people) grades C+ overall, with its best grade in cost of living.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Vienne, where five or more have an overall grade.

Is every commune in Vienne on TownRatings?

Yes: all 265 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 37 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 55 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 173 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.

Why isn’t my town ranked?

The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Beaumont Saint-Cyr and Cissé and Boivre-la-Vallée and Nieuil-l'Espoir and 4 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.

Photos: Iteuil, JLPC (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Lusignan, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Smarves, Sébastien Thébault (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Naintré, Jajadelacouleuvrine (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Civray, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Montamisé, Anonymous Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vouillé, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Neuville-de-Poitou, Anonymous Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dangé-Saint-Romain, Havang(nl) (CC0) · Mignaloux-Beauvoir, Ebbblue (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Migné-Auxances, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vouneuil-sous-Biard, Atlasroutier (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Martin-la-Pallu, Lalloq (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Fontaine-le-Comte, Misère (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux, Anonymous Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Ligugé, Danielclauzier (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dissay, Anonymous Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Valence-en-Poitou, Bastien.pierre (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Jaunay-Marigny, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Thuré, Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Benoît, EYOM (Public domain) · Chauvigny, Kokin (Public domain) · Montmorillon, AirScott (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vivonne, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Buxerolles, Buxerolles (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Châtellerault, Zixyj (CC0) · Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Arseni Mourzenko (CC BY 3.0) · Poitiers, Chevalier Georges (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Loudun, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). 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.