Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coussay.
History
Old homes shape Coussay: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2 of the 3 are houses and mansions. Among the classé monuments in Coussay is Château de la Tour-de-Ry ou Tourderie. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Coussay are 15 to 24, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
Graduates make up 26% of adults. 21% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Coussay in two is 45.3.
45.3median age
CoussayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 3.3% of commuters in Coussay go to work without a car, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,870 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Coussay went to work by public transport.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Coussay, 0.1 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,870
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Coussay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coussay is a commune of 266 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
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.
