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A town of 435 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

435

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.56

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,300

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Chenevelles a good place to live?

Chenevelles has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Chenevelles stand out

The one thing Chenevelles does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Saint-Rémi · Classé · Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chenevelles’ story

Chenevelles in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chenevelles: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1922.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Fulgent Herbault, born in 1760, is the one person born in Chenevelles before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1922First protected: Église Saint-Rémi

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chenevelles.

Who lives here

Chenevelles has fewer older residents than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Chenevelles is 45.1.

45.1median age

ChenevellesVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat21%

Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chenevelles
	Chenevelles	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	9.6%	10%	11%
25–44	23%	22%	23%
45–64	32%	26%	26%
65+	18%	25%	22%
No diploma	22%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	21%	18%	18%
Higher education	26%	32%	30%

Full pageChenevelles’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.1 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households190 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad3.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Chenevelles?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Chenevelles keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Chenevelles is Église Saint-Rémi. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Église Saint-Rémi 12th & 15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1922

first monument protected

Full pageChenevelles’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes33% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Chenevelles?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Chenevelles go to work without a car, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

10.8% of people in the labour force have no job. Half of residents lived on more than €24,300 a year per consumption unit, below Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Jobs based in Chenevelles number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot2%

Public transport2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Chenevelles, 0.3 per working resident

10.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,300

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€24,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chenevelles than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.56/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Chenevelles.

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chenevelles€8.56/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€8.56/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.53/m² a month)

€7.28/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageChenevelles’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.56/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Monthoiron and 2 more in and around Chenevelles

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Chenevelles. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Monthoiron4 km west, in Monthoiron AttractionAttractionLe Secret de Karmanor3.9 km west, in Monthoiron AttractionAttractionLe Trésor de Léonard4 km west, in Monthoiron

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chenevelles

12pages on Chenevelles

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Chenevelles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Classé

Domaine du châteauChâteau · 16th & 17th c. · in Monthoiron, 2.5 mi

Classé

Château de ChitréChâteau · 16th & 19th c. · in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, 5 mi

Classé

Église Saint-PierreChurch · 12th & 19th c. · in Bonneuil-Matours, 5.2 mi

Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémi: Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Chenevelles

One notable person was born in Chenevelles.

Their page →

Fulgent HerbaultFrench aristocrat (1760-1808)

Chenevelles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vienne →

ChâtelleraultNaintréBeaumont Saint-CyrChauvignyThuréDissayChenevelles

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chenevelles	435	—	—	—	—	—
Châtellerault	31,003	8.2	C⁺	A⁻	C⁻	B
Naintré	5,964	8.6	A	A⁻	B⁺	A
Beaumont Saint-Cyr	2,908	10	—	A	—	A⁻
Chauvigny	7,007	11	B⁺	A	B⁻	B⁻
Thuré	2,765	11	A⁻	A	A	A⁻
Dissay	3,101	12	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Chenevelles

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Chenevelles is a commune of 435 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

Population: 435 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 11.3 sq mi (29.2 km²)
INSEE code: 86072

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.