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A town of 1,085 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Ayron a good place to live?

Ayron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.5% unemployment. At the median price of €1,227/m², a 70 m² home costs 3.3 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 52% 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.

What makes Ayron stand out

The one thing Ayron does most differently from other towns.

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How Ayron grades

Each subject compares Ayron 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.

How grading works

HealthA+Open →SchoolsA+Open →Cost of livingA+Open →Jobs & income8.5% unemploymentC−Open →Walkability66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Château
Château · Inscrit · Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ayron’s story

Ayron in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ayron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1999.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ayron.

HealthHealth A+

Allowing for age and care homes, Ayron sees fewer deaths than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 48 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

Ayron sits below both Vienne’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 78 residents of Ayron died, against 135 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 42% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.

−52%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw58
Adjusted48
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Ayron · 5.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site hospitalier de Parthenay
14.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 7 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Ayron above both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

98.0%passed the brevetA+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ayron98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Arthur RimbaudNearest collègeCollègeCollège10098%+7 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +7 pts against the expected rate
2.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

HousingCost of living A+

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ayron than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

On this, Ayron is below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,227/m², comes from 30 sales of houses and apartments in Ayron from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,227/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Ayron€1,227/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,227/m²30
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €10.22/m² a month)
3.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Ayron: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Ayron comes above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ayron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1999
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Fewer commuters in Ayron walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

For Ayron, that is below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,080 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Ayron, 0.4 per working resident
8.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Ayron has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24

45.7median age
AyronVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ayron
AyronVienne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–247.7%10%11%
25–4424%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma16%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education24%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

Nearby attractions

Château d'Ayron and 5 more in and around Ayron

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Ayron. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Ayron

15pages on Ayron

Landmarks

Ayron has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Famous people from Ayron

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Ayron as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Ayron’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vienne →
VouilléBoivre-la-ValléeCisséNeuville-de-PoitouSaint-Martin-la-PalluVouneuil-sous-BiardVouilléBoivre-la-ValléeCisséNeuville-de-PoitouSaint-Martin-la-PalluVouneuil-sous-BiardAyron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ayron1,085——A+—A+
Vouillé3,6975.2ABA−C
Boivre-la-Vallée3,0247.6—A−—A+
Cissé2,8698.5—B—A+
Neuville-de-Poitou5,5138.8AB+BB+
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu5,71311A−AA+B
Vouneuil-sous-Biard6,29011A−C+A−A

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Ayron

Is Ayron safe?

Ayron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 16.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Ayron good?

They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Ayron expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,227/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ayron grades A+ for cost of living.

About Ayron

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Ayron is a commune of 1,085 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

Population
1,085 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.9 sq mi (28.3 km²)
INSEE code
86017

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.