Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on schools: brevet results a point above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,560/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 43% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Roche-Posay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Roche-Posay 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Roche-Posay.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than La Roche-Posay’s ages would predict, 65 per 100 expected, under Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Roche-Posay is Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault, 12.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 242 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 187, 23% fewer. Average lifespans in Vienne: 85.8 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 5 family doctors.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in La Roche-Posay · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
An older town: 37% of people in La Roche-Posay are 65 or over, more than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7% of residents, below both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
56median age
La Roche-PosayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 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
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Money is tighter in La Roche-Posay than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,220 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 10.6%, higher than both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 950 jobs are based in La Roche-Posay, for 500 working residents (1.8 per worker). 14.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
950
jobs based in La Roche-Posay, 1.8 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
La Roche-Posay’s grade for cost of living: a B
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,560/m²: 69 houses and apartments sold in La Roche-Posay between July 2023 and June 2026. Of the homes sold, 67% were houses. The estimated advertised rent is €10.84/m² a month, about level with Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,560/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Roche-Posay€1,560/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,406/m²
46
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.10 to €14.50/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2024
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
16% of homes were built before 1919. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2024.
4historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé2
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1907
first monument protected
2024
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Roche-Posay
Is La Roche-Posay safe?
La Roche-Posay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in La Roche-Posay good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Roche-Posay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,560/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Roche-Posay grades B for cost of living.
About La Roche-Posay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Roche-Posay is a commune of 1,566 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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.
