Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,183/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Pupils here do less well than most (C): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #14 of 29 in Vienne. Nationally, it does better than 82% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Fontaine-le-Comte 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 Fontaine-le-Comte.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Fontaine-le-Comte sees fewer deaths than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
299 deaths in Fontaine-le-Comte between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 388: 23% below. Women in Vienne live to 85.8 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Fontaine-le-Comte can choose among 4 GPs.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Fontaine-le-Comte · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
4.3 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
Bac results near Fontaine-le-Comte run high: 97.0% passed, above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.9 mi away. Schools rank #17 of 26 in Vienne. The brevet pass rate near Fontaine-le-Comte is 87.0%, in line with Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
97%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
More people in Fontaine-le-Comte hold a degree than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 38%
28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Fontaine-le-Comte are older than 48.4. Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents.
48.4median age
Fontaine-le-ComteVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 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
Safety
Less crime per resident in Fontaine-le-Comte than in 66% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 3.3 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14.9. 2025 saw 62 offenses recorded in Fontaine-le-Comte. More of the graded crimes locally were burglary than anything else (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary25
Criminal damage21
Family violence16
Armed robbery0
Fraud19
Theft without violence11
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
62
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.1%
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, sexual violence, 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, 9.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Fontaine-le-Comte: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Fontaine-le-Comte is Église Notre-Dame. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 3 of the 4, make up the bulk. Homes from before 1919 make up 3.3% of the total, lower than both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Fontaine-le-Comte gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,183/m², comes from 85 sales of houses and apartments in Fontaine-le-Comte from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.48/m² a month, close to Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.06/m² a month.
€2,183/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontaine-le-Comte€2,183/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,183/m²
85
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.64 to €12.72/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,460
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Fontaine-le-Comte is better off than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €28,460 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 7.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 6.7%, below Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Fontaine-le-Comte counts 0.5 jobs (850 jobs, 1,600 workers).
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
850
jobs based in Fontaine-le-Comte, 0.5 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fontaine-le-Comte
Is Fontaine-le-Comte safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #15 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Fontaine-le-Comte good?
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #17 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fontaine-le-Comte expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,183/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaine-le-Comte grades B− for cost of living.
About Fontaine-le-Comte
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Fontaine-le-Comte is a commune of 3,972 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.
