Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 344 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Basses is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Basses does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Basses as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Grande Jaille, in Sammarçolles, 1.6 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Basses.
On this, Basses is below both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Basses | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 31% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Basses comes below both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Basses has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.2 per worker. 3.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Basses, that is below both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Joachim du BellayNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 78 | 72%−12 pts |
| Lycée Guy ChauvetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 140 | 92%−4 pts |
| Collège privé Chavagnes Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 54 | 96%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Basses sits below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Basses. Best known first.
Nothing in Basses is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Basses yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basses | 344 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loudun | 6,839 | 2.7 | C | A | D | C+ |
| Chinon Indre-et-Loire | 8,144 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Beaumont-en-Véron Indre-et-Loire | 2,717 | 11 | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire | 3,435 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire | 3,746 | 14 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Thouars Deux-Sèvres | 13,891 | 17 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Basses is a commune of 344 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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) · 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.