Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,444 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Ligugé grades A− overall: better than 81% of compared French towns, and #16 of 29 in Vienne. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,036/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Ligugé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ligugé 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.
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Ligugé has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 5th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ligugé.
36 offenses were reported in Ligugé during 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2.5 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.7. Of the graded crimes locally, burglary came up most often (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 12.4% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Ligugé. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Ligugé’s; allowing for it, deaths were 20% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 403 residents of Ligugé died, against 414 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.1 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #17 of 26 in Vienne. Near Ligugé, 87.0% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to both Vienne’s towns (88.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Théophraste RenaudotNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 176 | 87%−6 pts |
| Lycée du Bois d'AmourNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 309 | 97%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up 25% of residents. 9.4% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 18% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Ligugé | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 44% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ligugé is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martin. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 5th century. 10% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Vienne’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,036/m²: 107 houses and apartments sold in Ligugé between July 2023 and June 2026. The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. Also worth knowing: the estimated advertised rent is €11.09/m² a month, higher than Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,035/m² | 102 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €28,170 a year. 4.6% of Ligugé’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Ligugé. Best known first.
Ligugé has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ancienne abbaye Saint-Martin: Photo: Inconnu Unknown Eric Menneteau · Public domain · Ancienne filature: Photo: Melaine from France · CC BY-SA 2.0
2 notable people were born in Ligugé.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligugé | 3,444 | — | A− | B− | A− | B+ |
| Smarves | 2,941 | 1.7 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Iteuil | 2,989 | 2.4 | A+ | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Benoît | 7,375 | 2.5 | B+ | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Fontaine-le-Comte | 3,972 | 2.8 | A− | B− | B+ | A |
| Poitiers | 89,916 | 4.3 | C | C+ | D | A− |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 5,229 | 4.6 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #12 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #17 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,036/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ligugé grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Ligugé is a commune of 3,444 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
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.