Béruges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 24% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,795/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% 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.
Each subject compares Béruges 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 Béruges.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Béruges is harder to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €28,650 a year per consumption unit. Béruges has 200 jobs for 700 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport4%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
200
jobs based in Béruges, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Béruges’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Béruges, that is close to Vienne’s towns (80) and below compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Béruges · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
6.5 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: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Béruges keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Béruges sits above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Béruges: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Béruges is Ancienne abbaye du Pin.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Béruges
Is Béruges safe?
Béruges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Béruges expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,795/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 Béruges grades B for cost of living.
About Béruges
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béruges is a commune of 1,528 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. 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.
