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Leigné-les-BoisVienne

It is a town of 547 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Leigné-les-Bois a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Leigné-les-Bois falls below the line for grades.

Église Saint-Rémy
Église Saint-Rémy · Inscrit · Photo: Thierryzeboulet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Leigné-les-Bois’ story

Leigné-les-Bois in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Leigné-les-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1939.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1939First protected: Église Saint-Rémy
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Landmarks

Leigné-les-Bois has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: Thierryzeboulet · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Leigné-les-Bois.

History

Leigné-les-Bois keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Leigné-les-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1939
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Leigné-les-Bois has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5% are 15 to 24

50median age

Among adults, 25% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 16%, near Vienne’s towns (16%) and lower than compared French towns (17%). Ages in Leigné-les-Bois split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger.

Leigné-les-BoisVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Leigné-les-Bois
Leigné-les-BoisVienne medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–247.5%10%11%
25–4421%22%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma17%17%19%
CAP or BEP33%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education25%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Leigné-les-Bois walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 4.3%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

9.4% of people in the labour force have no job. No commute at all: 7.3% of working residents in Leigné-les-Bois at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Leigné-les-Bois, 0.2 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Leigné-les-Bois than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.56/m² a month

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €7.28/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 20 homes were sold in Leigné-les-Bois.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Leigné-les-Bois€8.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.95 to €10.53/m² a month)
€7.28/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 Leigné-les-Bois

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Famous people from Leigné-les-Bois

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Leigné-les-Bois yet.

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About Leigné-les-Bois

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Leigné-les-Bois is a commune of 547 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

Population
547 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.6 sq mi (30 km²)
INSEE code
86125

Leigné-les-Bois’ neighbors

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

All towns in Vienne →
ChâtelleraultNaintréThuréBeaumont Saint-CyrDangé-Saint-RomainChauvignyChâtelleraultNaintréThuréBeaumont Saint-CyrDangé-Saint-RomainChauvignyLeigné-les-Bois
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Leigné-les-Bois547—————
Châtellerault31,0038.4C+A−C−B
Naintré5,96410AA−B+A
Thuré2,76512A−AAA−
Beaumont Saint-Cyr2,90813—A—A−
Dangé-Saint-Romain2,95913AAA−A
Chauvigny7,00714B+AB−B−

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.