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A town of 1,250 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Jardres has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,864/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Its strongest is jobs & income (A): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 6.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Jardres does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Jardres 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.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Jardres counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jardres.
At the census, 2.4% of commuters got to work without a car. 6.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €27,890 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Jardres is Chu la Miletrie, 8.9 mi away. 63 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 24% below. Average lifespans in Vienne: 85.8 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. One GP practises in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A+.
Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.7%, near Vienne’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Ages in Jardres split evenly at 41.5: half are older, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Jardres | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 11% of homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Jardres is Église Saint-Hilaire. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,864/m²: 34 houses and apartments sold in Jardres between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €7.99/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.10/m² a month, about level with Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,864/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The grade’s categories add up to 0 offenses recorded in Jardres in 2025.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Jardres has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Godreau · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Jardres.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardres | 1,250 | — | — | B | — | A− |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 2,880 | 3.4 | — | B | — | A |
| Chauvigny | 7,007 | 3.8 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
| Valdivienne | 2,715 | 5.6 | — | A | — | A− |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 2,631 | 7.6 | — | A | — | A− |
| Montamisé | 3,723 | 7.9 | A | B− | A+ | B |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 5,229 | 7.9 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Jardres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,864/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Jardres grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Jardres is a commune of 1,250 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
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.