Is Availles-en-Châtellerault a good place to live?
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Cost of living is a strength too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is schools — brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 62% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Availles-en-Châtellerault 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 Availles-en-Châtellerault 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Availles-en-Châtellerault.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Availles-en-Châtellerault sees fewer deaths than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 66 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Vienne is 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 137 deaths in Availles-en-Châtellerault from 2016 to 2025; there were 90, 34% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Availles-en-Châtellerault is Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault, 5.4 mi away.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Availles-en-Châtellerault · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
5.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Renting in Availles-en-Châtellerault costs less than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.56/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Availles-en-Châtellerault, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,594/m². Among the homes sold, 93% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 44 homes were sold in the town.
€1,594/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Availles-en-Châtellerault€1,594/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,616/m²
41
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.53/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Availles-en-Châtellerault do less well than those of 84% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Availles-en-Châtellerault, below Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.6 mi away. A collège lies 2.9 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Only 4.2% of commuters in Availles-en-Châtellerault go to work without a car, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
The jobless rate is 7.4%. For its 750 residents in work, Availles-en-Châtellerault has 250 jobs: 0.3 each. No commute at all: 3.4% of working residents in the town at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in Availles-en-Châtellerault, 0.3 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Availles-en-Châtellerault, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. 11% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
The share of residents under 15 is 17%. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Vienne’s towns (25%). The middle age in Availles-en-Châtellerault is 48.2.
48.2median age
Availles-en-ChâtelleraultVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education31%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Availles-en-Châtellerault
Is Availles-en-Châtellerault safe?
Availles-en-Châtellerault has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Availles-en-Châtellerault good?
They grade C−, better than 16% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Availles-en-Châtellerault expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,594/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Availles-en-Châtellerault grades A for cost of living.
About Availles-en-Châtellerault
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Availles-en-Châtellerault is a commune of 1,730 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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
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.
