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LhommaizéVienne

A town of 898 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Lhommaizé a good place to live?

Lhommaizé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lhommaizé stand out

The 2 things Lhommaizé does most differently from other towns.

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Lhommaizé’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Lhommaizé’s story

2 historic monuments, 1 classé

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lhommaizé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Louis-Evariste Robert de Beauchamp, born in 1820, is the one person born in Lhommaizé before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1935First protected: Maison sise à La Boussagère
  • 1990Most recently protected: Forge de Verrières
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Nearby attractions

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Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Lhommaizé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lhommaizé.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Lhommaizé are under 15, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns

Lhommaizé sits above both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.

39.2median age
LhommaizéVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education26%

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 Lhommaizé
LhommaizéVienne medianFrance median
Under 1521%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+16%25%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education26%32%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Lhommaizé: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns

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

That puts Lhommaizé above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lhommaizé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Lhommaizé is Forge de Verrières.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

15th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Lhommaizé walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 2.3%

On this, Lhommaizé is below both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lhommaizé has 100 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.2 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,410 a year per consumption unit.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Lhommaizé, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Lhommaizé costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.54/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Lhommaizé comes below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,158/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Lhommaizé from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,158/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lhommaizé€1,158/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,158/m²33
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.00 to €12.14/m² a month)
€6.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lhommaizé

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Lhommaizé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Famous people from Lhommaizé

One notable person was born in Lhommaizé.

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Lhommaizé’s 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 →
ValdivienneNieuil-l'EspoirChauvignySaint-Julien-l'ArsNouaillé-MaupertuisMignaloux-BeauvoirValdivienneNieuil-l'EspoirChauvignySaint-Julien-l'ArsNouaillé-MaupertuisMignaloux-BeauvoirLhommaizé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lhommaizé898—————
Valdivienne2,7154.6—A—A−
Nieuil-l'Espoir2,6317.4—A—A−
Chauvigny7,0079.1B+AB−B−
Saint-Julien-l'Ars2,8809.4—B—A
Nouaillé-Maupertuis2,9759.7—A−—A−
Mignaloux-Beauvoir5,22912A−C+AB+

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

About Lhommaizé

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Lhommaizé is a commune of 898 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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
898 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.8 sq mi (30.7 km²)
INSEE code
86131

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.