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A town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 298 people.
There are no grades for La Bussière: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Just over two fifths of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things La Bussière does most differently from other towns.
La Bussière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2015.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bussière.
Graduates make up nearly a fifth of adults. 36% of residents are 65 or over, above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 10% of the people here.
46% women, 54% men
About 119 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Bussière | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 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.
La Bussière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs located in La Bussière: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). Of those in the labour force, 9.1% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
11 houses and apartments changed hands in La Bussière from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €6.88/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Bussière. Best known first.
La Bussière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Bussière yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bussière | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauvigny | 7,007 | 9.6 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
| Le Blanc Indre | 6,164 | 12 | B− | A+ | D | B− |
| Valdivienne | 2,715 | 13 | — | A | — | A− |
| Montmorillon | 5,821 | 14 | B | A | C | A− |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 2,880 | 16 | — | B | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Bussière is a commune of 298 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) · 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 November 4, 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.