Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Puye.
Who lives here
Few people in La Puye are 15 to 24: 5.5%, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, above Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 13%.
58.3median age
La PuyeVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Puye keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Puye is Dolmen dit La Maison du Fadet. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in La Puye run lower than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €22,490 a year per consumption unit
Jobs based in La Puye number 200, against 200 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 6.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in La Puye, 0.8 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Puye
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Puye is a commune of 608 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
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.
