Châtellerault grades C+ overall: better than 42% of compared French towns, and #26 of 29 in Vienne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 1.8 jobs per working resident; 18.1% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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 Châtellerault 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 Châtellerault.
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Châtellerault sells for €1,280/m², less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,300/m² in Châtellerault, apartments for €1,197/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.74/m² a month, below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,149 homes were sold in the town.
€1,280/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtellerault€1,280/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,300/m²
930
Apartments
€1,197/m²
219
€9.74/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.59 to €12.50/m² a month)
3.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.23/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Châtellerault has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 18.1%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,430 a year per consumption unit, below both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). The census found 19.0% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
On foot8%
Public transport6%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
18,850
jobs based in Châtellerault, 1.8 per working resident
18.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
76.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 6.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #20 of 26 in Vienne. The bac pass rate near Châtellerault is 93.5%, in line with Vienne’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). At the two general lycées, 95% of 403 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châtellerault records more crime per resident than 78% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 12.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.6. 865 offenses were reported in Châtellerault during 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Châtellerault (18,850 to 10,500): it draws people in from around. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
12.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage293
Family violence176
Other physical violence129
Burglary97
Sexual violence83
Theft from vehicles58
Vehicle theft29
Fraud214
Theft without violence193
Drug use112
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.
12.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
865
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
16 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2008
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2008. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Châtellerault is Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, near Vienne’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Châtellerault skews older, with 28% of residents 65 or over, more than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
23% of adults hold a degree, below Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The under-15s are 15% of the population here. The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
48.2median age
ChâtelleraultVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Châtellerault run lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its six care homes for older people (550 places) count their residents as Châtellerault’s; allowing for them, deaths were 15% below expected. 4,153 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,333: 4% below. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 36 GPs practise here.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
36
GPs in Châtellerault · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ancienne commanderie d'Auzon: Photo: JF Lavrard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel des Sibylles: Photo: Victor-Emmanuel Duc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de Descartes: Photo: Ccosterg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont Camille-de-Hogues: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sylvain Chavanel: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernard Panafieu: Bonne Nouvelle.fr, CC BY 2.0 · Pierre Georget: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Rodolphe Salis: Atelier Nadar, Public domain · Jean-Christophe Lagarde: Centriste2015, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marie-Louise Carven: Routhier, Public domain
Châtellerault’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtellerault
Is Châtellerault safe?
It grades C− for safety, #25 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 97 burglaries and 293 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Châtellerault good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns and #20 of 26 in Vienne. 97% of 205 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marcelin Berthelot in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtellerault expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Châtellerault grades A− for cost of living.
About Châtellerault
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Châtellerault is a commune of 31,003 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
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.
