Chauvigny grades B+ overall: better than 66% of compared French towns, and #22 of 29 in Vienne. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 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 Chauvigny 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 Chauvigny.
History
Chauvigny keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chauvigny has 13 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above both Vienne’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments locally is Grotte de Jioux. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. 5 of the 9 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Chauvigny cost less than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,460/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.69/m² a month, below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Chauvigny recorded 226 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,460/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chauvigny€1,460/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,462/m²
220
€9.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.61 to €12.35/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.81/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Chauvigny are 65 or over, more than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than Vienne’s towns (10%) and near compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%. Among adults, 27% have a degree.
49.6median age
ChauvignyVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Chauvigny has 0.8 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The median disposable income was €25,070 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Vienne’s towns (€26,210). The jobless rate is 9.7%. No commute at all: 4.4% of working residents in Chauvigny at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
2,350
jobs based in Chauvigny, 0.8 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 57% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
More crime per resident in Chauvigny than in 53% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Chauvigny, criminal damage came up most often (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 8.5 violent offenses and 13.5 graded property crimes a year. For 2025, the figures show 171 offenses locally.
8.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage67
Family violence39
Burglary19
Other physical violence18
Sexual violence13
Vehicle theft8
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Drug use41
Fraud36
Theft without violence23
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.
8.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
171
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Chauvigny sees 88 deaths per 100 expected, against 80 in Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Vienne: 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 1,148 deaths in Chauvigny between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,061: 8% above. The nearest emergency department to Chauvigny is Chu la Miletrie, 12.7 mi away. This Vienne town has 9 family doctors.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Chauvigny · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu la Miletrie
12.7 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 baronial ou des Evêques de Poitiers: Photo: Jochen Jahnke 16:00, 13. Nov. 2007 (CET) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Donjon de Gouzon: Photo: Jochen Jahnke sur Wikipédia allemand ( Texte original : Joachim Jahnke ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église de Saint-Pierre-les-Églises: Photo: Original uploader was Accrochoc at fr.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chauvigny
Is Chauvigny safe?
It grades B− for safety, #21 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 67 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chauvigny good?
They grade C+, better than 41% of compared French towns and #13 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chauvigny expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chauvigny grades A for cost of living.
About Chauvigny
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Chauvigny is a commune of 7,007 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. 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.
