Dissay grades A− overall: better than 79% of compared French towns, and #17 of 29 in Vienne. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 23% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,753/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Its strongest is safety (A−): an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 Dissay 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 Dissay.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
On foot, Dissay works less well than 91% of compared French towns
At the census, 4.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Dissay has 1,050 jobs for 1,450 working residents, 0.7 per worker.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,050
jobs based in Dissay, 0.7 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Dissay records less crime per resident than 83% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 55 offenses in the graded categories in Dissay in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Dissay, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For other physical violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 14.4% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Family violence13
Burglary10
Sexual violence7
Fraud19
Theft without violence6
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
55
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.4%
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
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Dissay costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.40/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Dissay sits below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,753/m², comes from 83 sales of houses and apartments in Dissay from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,753/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dissay€1,753/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,753/m²
83
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.63 to €11.57/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Dissay records 88 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 196 residents of Dissay died, against 223 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Dissay · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
10 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de Dissay: Photo: De chaumont · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dissay
Is Dissay safe?
It grades A− for safety, #8 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dissay good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #7 of 26 in Vienne. 98% of 187 candidates passed the bac at Lycée pilote innovant international in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dissay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,753/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Dissay grades A− for cost of living.
About Dissay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dissay is a commune of 3,101 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.
