Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Berrie is Vestiges du prieuré du Bas-Nueil. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Vestiges du prieuré du Bas-Nueil 12th c.
Château de Berrie 13th & 19th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1931

first monument protected

Full pageBerrie’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes38% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Berrie?”

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

Who lives here

Berrie has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are 15 to 24

The share of residents under 15 is 14%. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, near Vienne’s towns (25%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 26% have a degree.

49median age

BerrieVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Berrie
	Berrie	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	5.9%	10%	11%
25–44	25%	22%	23%
45–64	29%	26%	26%
65+	25%	25%	22%
No diploma	19%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	32%	30%

Full pageBerrie’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households130 households · 1.9 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Berrie?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Berrie run lower than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €22,900 a year per consumption unit

Jobs based in Berrie number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.3 per worker). 4.4% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stands at 8.1%.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%

Bicycle2%

On foot2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Berrie, 0.3 per working resident

8.1%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€22,900

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBerrie’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€22,900 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Berrie than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.98/m² a month

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

The market in Berrie: 6 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berrie€8.98/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€8.98/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €11.18/m² a month)

€7.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBerrie’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.98/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Berrie and 4 more in and around Berrie

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

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Berriein town Monastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré Saint-Jeanin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ternay3.8 km southeast, in Ternay AttractionAttractionPigeonnier troglodytique de Tourtenay4.7 km southwest, in Tourtenay ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lantray4.3 km east, in Les Trois-Moutiers

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berrie

12pages on Berrie

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing6 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Berrie: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Château de BerrieChâteau · 13th & 19th c.

Inscrit

Manoir de SavoieManor house · 12th c.

Photo credits

Château de Berrie: Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Berrie

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Berrie yet.

How we find them →

Berrie’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 →

Montreuil-BellayLoudunLoretz-d'ArgentonBellevigne-les-ChâteauxThouarsSaumurBerrie

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Berrie	251	—	—	—	—	—
Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire	3,746	5.7	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Loudun	6,839	8.4	C	A	D	C⁺
Loretz-d'Argenton Deux-Sèvres	2,575	8.9	—	A	—	B⁻
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire	3,435	9	A⁺	A⁻	A	B
Thouars Deux-Sèvres	13,891	9.2	A⁻	A	C⁻	B⁺
Saumur Maine-et-Loire	26,241	13	B⁻	B	D	B

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

About Berrie

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Berrie is a commune of 251 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

Population: 251 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 6.5 sq mi (16.8 km²)
INSEE code: 86022

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.