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A town of 2,226 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Avanton has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 81% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,909/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 33% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Avanton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Avanton 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avanton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Avanton. Best known first.
Theme parkFuturoscope4.8 km east, in Jaunay-Marigny
AttractionDanse avec les Robots5 km east, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionObjectif Mars4.9 km east, in Jaunay-MarignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Furigny4.9 km west, in Neuville-de-PoitouChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Auxances3.5 km south, in Migné-AuxancesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avanton.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Avanton, that is below both Vienne’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 89 residents of Avanton died, against 134 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Avanton sits below both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Avanton has 250 jobs for 1,050 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 3.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Avanton above both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Avanton | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Avanton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,909/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Avanton from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,909/m² | 56 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Avanton has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Avanton as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avanton | 2,226 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Migné-Auxances | 6,285 | 2.4 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 4,743 | 2.8 | C+ | B− | D | B |
| Cissé | 2,869 | 3.2 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 5,513 | 3.2 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 7,528 | 3.7 | A− | B | B | B+ |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 5,713 | 4 | A− | A | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Avanton has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,909/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.05/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Avanton grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Avanton is a commune of 2,226 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.