Iteuil 86 Ligne Paris-Aus-Bordeaux-St-J 2010

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Vienne · 2026

Best places to live in Vienne

Iteuil ranks first of 29 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Vienne, and #155 of 3,798 French towns. 20 of the 29 grade A− or better; scores run from 71.4 down to 39.8.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Iteuil

2,989 people

A⁺

Score 71.4·#155 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

Lusignan

2,544 people

Score 68.7·#245 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, schools A⁻·lowest: walkability B⁻

Smarves

2,941 people

Score 68.3·#261 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

All 29 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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29 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Iteuil2,989 people71.4top 4.1%A⁺#155 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

2Lusignan2,544 people68.7top 6.4%A#245 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, schools A⁻·lowest: walkability B⁻

3Smarves2,941 people68.3top 6.9%A#261 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

4Naintré5,964 people67.1top 8.4%A#319 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: walkability C

5Civray2,522 people67.0top 8.6%A#327 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

6Montamisé3,723 people66.0top 10.1%A#385 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

7Vouillé3,697 people65.5top 10.9%A#416 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, safety A⁻·lowest: health C

8Neuville-de-Poitou5,513 people64.1top 13.0%A#496 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, cost of living B⁺·lowest: schools B⁻

9Dangé-Saint-Romain2,959 people63.3top 14.2%A#539 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, health A·lowest: schools C⁻

10Mignaloux-Beauvoir5,229 people62.4top 16.0%A⁻#608 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, safety A·lowest: schools C⁺

11Migné-Auxances6,285 people61.9top 17.0%A⁻#647 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, health B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁺

12Vouneuil-sous-Biard6,290 people61.4top 17.9%A⁻#680 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C⁺

13Saint-Martin-la-Pallu5,713 people61.4top 17.9%A⁻#681 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A·lowest: walkability D⁻

14Fontaine-le-Comte3,972 people61.1top 18.4%A⁻#698 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: schools C

15Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux4,385 people60.8top 18.9%A⁻#719 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income B⁺·lowest: walkability C⁻

16Ligugé3,444 people60.8top 19.0%A⁻#721 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C

17Dissay3,101 people59.6top 21.5%A⁻#819 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁻, cost of living A⁻·lowest: walkability D

18Valence-en-Poitou4,325 people59.1top 22.7%A⁻#863 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety B⁺·lowest: walkability C

19Jaunay-Marigny7,528 people58.7top 23.5%A⁻#895 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health B⁺, jobs & income B·lowest: schools B⁻

20Thuré2,765 people58.7top 23.6%A⁻#896 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A, cost of living A·lowest: schools D⁻

21Saint-Benoît7,375 people54.8top 32.7%B⁺#1,244 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: jobs & income A, health A⁻·lowest: schools C

22Chauvigny7,007 people54.5top 33.8%B⁺#1,285 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B·lowest: schools C⁺

23Montmorillon5,821 people53.7top 35.9%B#1,364 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A⁻·lowest: schools C⁻

24Vivonne4,550 people53.2top 37.2%B#1,412 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, cost of living A·lowest: safety D

25Buxerolles10,289 people48.1bottom 48.1%B⁻#1,970 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: health A, walkability A·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

26Châtellerault31,003 people45.9bottom 41.5%C⁺#2,221 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, walkability A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

27Chasseneuil-du-Poitou4,743 people45.1bottom 39.7%C⁺#2,292 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability B⁺, health B·lowest: safety D

28Poitiers89,916 people40.4bottom 27.8%C#2,741 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁺, health A⁻·lowest: safety D

29Loudun6,839 people39.8bottom 26.3%C#2,800 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B⁺·lowest: schools D

Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Vienne?

Iteuil ranks first of 29 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A−) and health (B+) are its strongest grades; walkability (C+) is its lowest. Lusignan and Smarves follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Vienne, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Vienne page.

Photos: Iteuil, JLPC (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Lusignan, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Smarves, Sébastien Thébault (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of November 9, 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.