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La GrimaudièreVienne

Population 392: a town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is La Grimaudière a good place to live?

There are no grades for La Grimaudière: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes La Grimaudière stand out

The one thing La Grimaudière does most differently from other towns.

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Église Notre-Dame-d'Or
Église Notre-Dame-d'Or · Classé · Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0
La Grimaudière’s story

La Grimaudière in pictures

La Grimaudière has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église Saint-Cybard
  • 1942Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame-d'Or
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Grimaudière.

Who lives here

La Grimaudière has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 13% of adults, below Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 30% of residents. Line up the people of La Grimaudière by age and the one in the middle is 54.7.

54.7median age
La GrimaudièreVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP39%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education13%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Grimaudière
La GrimaudièreVienne medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–246.1%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+30%25%22%
No diploma27%17%19%
CAP or BEP39%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education13%32%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

La Grimaudière keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in La Grimaudière is Église Notre-Dame-d'Or. Protection here reaches back to the 10th century. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

10th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in La Grimaudière walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.1%

The median disposable income was €24,310 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in La Grimaudière number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). A tenth of people in the labour force have no job.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in La Grimaudière, 0.6 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Grimaudière than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.93/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 16 homes were sold in La Grimaudière.

€7.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Grimaudière€7.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€7.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.16 to €10.22/m² a month)
€7.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Grimaudière

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Landmarks

La Grimaudière has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Cybard: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame-d'Or: Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from La Grimaudière

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Grimaudière yet.

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La Grimaudière’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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AirvaultVouilléSaint-Martin-la-PalluNeuville-de-PoitouLoudunCisséAirvaultVouilléSaint-Martin-la-PalluNeuville-de-PoitouLoudunCisséLa Grimaudière
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Grimaudière392—————
Airvault Deux-Sèvres3,3068.3A+AA−B−
Vouillé3,69714ABA−C
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu5,71314A−AA+B
Neuville-de-Poitou5,51314AB+BB+
Loudun6,83914CADC+
Cissé2,86915—B—A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About La Grimaudière

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

La Grimaudière is a commune of 392 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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

Population
392 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.3 km²)
INSEE code
86108

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.