Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 596 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Château-Garnier out for now. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. 40% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Château-Garnier does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-Garnier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, in Usson-du-Poitou, 5 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Château-Garnier.
14% of residents are children under 15. Over-65s are two fifths of the population. The middle age in Château-Garnier is 56.7.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Château-Garnier | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 34% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Château-Garnier number 150, against 200 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 8.6% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Among the homes sold, 97% were houses. The market in Château-Garnier: 29 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Château-Garnier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Château-Garnier yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Garnier | 596 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civray | 2,522 | 10 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 4,325 | 11 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
| Vivonne | 4,550 | 14 | B | A | D | A |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 2,631 | 16 | — | A | — | A− |
| Iteuil | 2,989 | 17 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 2,975 | 17 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Château-Garnier is a commune of 596 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.