Civray grades A overall: better than 91% of compared French towns, and #5 of 29 in Vienne. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 16.3% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 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 Civray 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 Civray.
Who lives here
An older town: 43% of people in Civray are 65 or over, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 15% of adults, lower than both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 8.8% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town.
61median age
CivrayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
43%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 81 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
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Civray than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.14/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou. Civray is the cheapest of the 37 towns in Vienne: its median sale is €994/m². Behind the median of €994/m²: 131 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026.
€994/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Civray€994/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€993/m²
130
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.14 to €10.80/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Civray has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 16.3%
Median disposable income comes to €22,790 a year per consumption unit. 16.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%).
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot11%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
1,550
jobs based in Civray, 2.2 per working resident
16.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Civray has a lower adjusted death rate than 77% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Civray: 78 deaths for every 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 745 residents of Civray died, against 712 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% more. The nearest emergency department to Civray is Centre hospitalier de Ruffec, 9.4 mi away. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Civray · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Ruffec
28.9 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
Crime per resident in Civray is lower than in 65% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 10.5 cases of violence against people and 7.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Civray’s tally for 2025: 21 recorded offenses. With 1,550 jobs for 700 working residents, Civray draws people in from neighbouring communes. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, sexual violence came up most often (2025).
10.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence13
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Drug use56
Fraud12
Theft without violence9
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.
10.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
13.4%
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 other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft, theft from vehicles and criminal damage, 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, 13.4% of the index here. With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. 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
Old homes shape Civray: 23% 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.
The protected list starts in the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Civray is Église Saint-Nicolas. On the Culture ministry’s list, Civray counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Olivier Macoux Rivaud de La Raffinière: Ambroise Tardieu (directeur de publication) et Forestier (dessinateur), Public domain · Jean-Paul Roy: Patrick Lenoir from 95220, France, CC BY 2.0 · Pascal Lecamp: Louis chmt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gusman Serph: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Civray’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 Civray
Is Civray safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #17 of 29 in Vienne.
Are schools in Civray good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #6 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Civray expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €994/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Civray grades A+ for cost of living.
About Civray
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Civray is a commune of 2,522 people in the Communauté de communes du Civraisien en 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
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.
