Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 10,289: a town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Buxerolles grades B− overall and ranks #25 of 29 in Vienne. Nationally, it does better than 48% of compared French towns. The weak point is jobs & income (C−) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. Safety lags: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 19.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,081/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Buxerolles 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Buxerolles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean de Montierneuf, in Poitiers, 1 mi away.
2.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Buxerolles. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Sainte-Croix2.6 km south, in Poitiers
MuseumMusée Rupert-de-Chièvres2.7 km southwest, in PoitiersHistoric houseHistoric housePalais des ducs d'Aquitaine2.4 km southwest, in PoitiersGardenGardenJardin des Plantes de Poitiers1.7 km southwest, in PoitiersGardenGardenParc de Blossac3.5 km southwest, in PoitiersPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Buxerolles.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 848 residents of Buxerolles died, against 1,103 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. Women in Vienne live to 85.8 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Vienne town has 6 family doctors.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
At the census, 16.0% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €26,470 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The commonest graded crime in Buxerolles was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 218 offenses here.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #14 of 26 in Vienne.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 82%+2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent privé Isaac de l'Étoile - Feuillants PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 242 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel RéaumurBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 59 | 92%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, about level with Vienne’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly two in five adults. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Buxerolles | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,081/m², comes from 377 sales of houses and apartments in Buxerolles from July 2023 to June 2026. The split here: €2,104/m² for houses, €2,058/m² for apartments. Houses were nearly two thirds of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,104/m² | 245 |
| Apartments | €2,058/m² | 132 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Buxerolles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Buxerolles.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxerolles | 10,289 | — | B− | C+ | C+ | A |
| Poitiers | 89,916 | 1.5 | C | C+ | D | A− |
| Migné-Auxances | 6,285 | 2.9 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Benoît | 7,375 | 3.4 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Montamisé | 3,723 | 3.4 | A | B− | A+ | B |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 4,743 | 3.4 | C+ | B− | D | B |
| Vouneuil-sous-Biard | 6,290 | 4.1 | A− | C+ | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #22 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 79 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #14 of 26 in Vienne. 99% of 242 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent privé Isaac de l'Étoile - Feuillants in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,081/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Buxerolles grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Buxerolles is a commune of 10,289 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.