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354 people call this town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-Bâton is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes.
The one thing La Chapelle-Bâton does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-Bâton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Chapelle-Bâton has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-Bâton.
One measure of family life: 14% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 16% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-Bâton | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 29% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 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.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-Bâton, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Per resident in work, La Chapelle-Bâton counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Unemployment stood at 11.3%, above Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
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.
Sales in La Chapelle-Bâton from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chapelle-Bâton yet.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Chapelle-Bâton is a commune of 354 people in the Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou. 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
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 Chapelle-Bâton | 354 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civray | 2,522 | 5.9 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 4,325 | 13 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 15 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Vivonne | 4,550 | 18 | B | A | D | A |
| Confolens Charente | 2,730 | 18 | B | A | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.