Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 487 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Gouex is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Gouex does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gouex as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Grotte de La Marche, in Lussac-les-Châteaux, 3.2 mi away.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gouex.
On this, Gouex is below both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 29% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Gouex | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Gouex comes below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Gouex has 50 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Gouex, that is above both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louise MichelNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 92%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gouex sits below both Vienne’s towns (€1,790/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) on this measure.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €750/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Gouex. Best known first.
Nothing in Gouex is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Gouex as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouex | 487 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valdivienne | 2,715 | 9.3 | — | A | — | A− |
| Montmorillon | 5,821 | 9.6 | B | A | C | A− |
| Chauvigny | 7,007 | 14 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 2,631 | 14 | — | A | — | A− |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 2,880 | 16 | — | B | — | A |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 2,975 | 16 | — | A− | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gouex is a commune of 487 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.