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The town has 1,666 residents and lies in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: bac results 0.8 points below the expected rate; brevet results 9 points below the expected rate. Homes go for a median €1,478/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Cenon-sur-Vienne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Cenon-sur-Vienne 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.
Cenon-sur-Vienne has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Cenon-sur-Vienne does most differently from other towns.
Cenon-sur-Vienne has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1938.
Cenon-sur-Vienne has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Borne milliaire romaine: Photo: François Eygun · Public domain
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cenon-sur-Vienne.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.02/m² a month. Cenon-sur-Vienne recorded 55 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,478/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 89% of 83 candidates passed the bac pro. 91.8% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Cenon-sur-Vienne, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and below Vienne’s towns (93.3%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège George SandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 73%−9 pts |
| Lycée Édouard BranlyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 198 | 93%−2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Édouard BranlyBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 83 | 89%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Vienne, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 155 deaths in Cenon-sur-Vienne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 212: 27% below. For a family doctor, residents of Cenon-sur-Vienne can choose among 4 GPs.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
People aged 15 to 24 are 6.5% of the population. 14% are under 15, lower than both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Cenon-sur-Vienne | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. 6.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.2% of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,430 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cenon-sur-Vienne. Best known first.
Archaeological siteMenhir-polissoir de Souhé4.4 km west, in Naintré
Archaeological siteMenhir du Vieux-Poitiers2 km west, in NaintréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Targé3.8 km northeast, in ChâtelleraultChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Tour d'Oyré2.5 km east, in Availles-en-ChâtelleraultChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chitré4.1 km southeast, in Vouneuil-sur-VienneMuseumMuseumBataille de Poitiers de 7324.5 km southwest, in Vouneuil-sur-ViennePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cenon-sur-Vienne yet.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Cenon-sur-Vienne is a commune of 1,666 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cenon-sur-Vienne | 1,666 | — | — | A | — | A |
| Naintré | 5,964 | 2.2 | A | A− | B+ | A |
| Châtellerault | 31,003 | 3.2 | C+ | A− | C− | B |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr | 2,908 | 5.1 | — | A | — | A− |
| Thuré | 2,765 | 5.2 | A− | A | A | A− |
| Dissay | 3,101 | 7 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux | 4,385 | 9.1 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cenon-sur-Vienne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. 93% of 198 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Édouard Branly in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cenon-sur-Vienne grades A for cost of living.
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 November 4, 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.