Château-Larcher’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,524/m², a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D): 17% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. School results trail most towns (C−): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Château-Larcher 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 Château-Larcher 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 Château-Larcher.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Château-Larcher run below what its ages would predict: 66 per 100 expected, fewer than in both 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 78 deaths in Château-Larcher from 2016 to 2025; there were 51, 34% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Château-Larcher is Polyclinique de Poitiers, 10.4 mi away. 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.
−34%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw66
Adjusted66
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Château-Larcher · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
10.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Château-Larcher is harder to get around on foot than 94% of compared French towns
5.8% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 3.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Château-Larcher holds 50 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Château-Larcher, 0.1 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 6% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Château-Larcher is graded an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,524/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Château-Larcher between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.48/m² a month, near Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.69/m² a month.
€1,524/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Château-Larcher€1,524/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,524/m²
30
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.64 to €12.72/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 19% of people in Château-Larcher are under 15, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Among adults, 35% have a degree. The middle age in Château-Larcher is 44.
44median age
Château-LarcherVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
More protected monuments for its size in Château-Larcher than in Vienne or compared French towns: 58 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Château-Larcher is Église Notre-Dame. The town has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : BetacommandBot (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lanterne des Morts: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : BetacommandBot (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dolmen d'Arlait B: Photo: Weirwolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen d'Arlait B: Photo: Weirwolf · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Château-Larcher
Is Château-Larcher safe?
Château-Larcher has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.1 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Château-Larcher good?
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Château-Larcher expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,524/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Château-Larcher grades A− for cost of living.
About Château-Larcher
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Château-Larcher is a commune of 1,034 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. 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.
