Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Boivre-la-Vallée has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Boivre-la-Vallée 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 Boivre-la-Vallée.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Boivre-la-Vallée’s ages would predict, 60 per 100 expected, under Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 254 deaths in Boivre-la-Vallée from 2016 to 2025; there were 152, 40% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Boivre-la-Vallée is Polyclinique de Poitiers, 13.1 mi away. This Vienne town has one family doctor. At birth, a girl in Vienne can expect 85.8 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−40%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw60
Adjusted60
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Boivre-la-Vallée · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
11.7 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
Old homes shape Boivre-la-Vallée: 23% 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Boivre-la-Vallée is Ancienne commanderie des Hospitaliers. This Vienne town has 17 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Vienne’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5). On the Culture ministry’s list, Boivre-la-Vallée counts 5 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Boivre-la-Vallée is harder to get around on foot than 92% of compared French towns
3.4% 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%). Unemployment stands at 7.1%. Households’ median disposable income: €24,830 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Boivre-la-Vallée, 0.3 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 8% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Boivre-la-Vallée sells for €1,283/m², less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.36/m² a month. 114 houses and apartments changed hands in Boivre-la-Vallée from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.48/m² a month, about level with Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,283/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Boivre-la-Vallée€1,283/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,283/m²
114
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.64 to €12.72/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.36/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
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Boivre-la-Vallée, above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Boivre-la-Vallée has a median age of 42.1.
42.1median age
Boivre-la-ValléeVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Boivre-la-Vallée
Is Boivre-la-Vallée safe?
Boivre-la-Vallée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Boivre-la-Vallée expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Boivre-la-Vallée grades A− for cost of living.
About Boivre-la-Vallée
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Boivre-la-Vallée is a commune of 3,024 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
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.
