Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chatain.
Who lives here
Chatain has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5% are 15 to 24
Those 65 and older account for 37% of residents. Children under 15 make up 7.3%, below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). At 61.1, the median resident of Chatain sits in the middle of the age range.
61.1median age
ChatainVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Chatain: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Chatain; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Chatain run lower than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €20,380 a year per consumption unit
2.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Chatain number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The jobless rate is 9.4%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport3%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chatain, 0.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,380
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chatain
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chatain is a commune of 240 people in the Communauté de communes du Civraisien en 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.
