27% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Cherves in two is 49.2.

49.2median age

ChervesVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

27%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP31%

Baccalauréat22%

Higher education20%

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 Cherves
	Cherves	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	15%	16%	17%
15–24	9.8%	10%	11%
25–44	21%	22%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	27%	25%	22%
No diploma	22%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	31%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	22%	18%	18%
Higher education	20%	32%	30%

Full pageCherves’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages49.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households250 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Cherves?”

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

History

Old homes shape Cherves: 36% were built before 1919, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

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

Cherves has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Cherves. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Château de Cherves 12th–17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1987

first monument protected

Full pageCherves’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes36% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Cherves?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Cherves than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,270 a year per consumption unit

For its 250 residents in work, Cherves has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The jobless rate is 5.5%. At the census, 4.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport2%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

jobs based in Cherves, 0.2 per working resident

5.5%

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

€22,270

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageCherves’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€22,270 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.2 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cherves than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.90/m² a month

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

The market in Cherves: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€7.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cherves€7.90/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€7.90/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.38 to €9.79/m² a month)

€7.41/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageCherves’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.90/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cherves

11pages on Cherves

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing25 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors81% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Cherves has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

All monuments →

Classé

Château de ChervesChâteau · 12th–17th c.

Moulin à ventMill · 19th c.

Photo credits

Moulin à vent: Photo: Ysoft · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cherves

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cherves yet.

How we find them →

Cherves’ 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 →

VouilléNeuville-de-PoitouCisséBoivre-la-ValléeSaint-Martin-la-PalluAirvaultCherves

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cherves	529	—	—	—	—	—
Vouillé	3,697	8.3	A	B	A⁻	C
Neuville-de-Poitou	5,513	11	A	B⁺	B	B⁺
Cissé	2,869	11	—	B	—	A⁺
Boivre-la-Vallée	3,024	11	—	A⁻	—	A⁺
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu	5,713	12	A⁻	A	A⁺	B
Airvault Deux-Sèvres	3,306	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁻

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

About Cherves

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Cherves is a commune of 529 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-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

Population: 529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 10.1 sq mi (26.2 km²)
INSEE code: 86073

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.