Loudun grades C overall: better than 26% of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools (D): bac results 3.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.6 points below the expected rate. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Loudun 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 Loudun.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Loudun than in Vienne or compared French towns: 23 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1995. The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments in Loudun: 6 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 10 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Loudun costs less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €1,111/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €8.48/m² a month, below Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in Loudun from July 2023 to June 2026: 257 houses and apartments. The sales split: 93% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,111/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Loudun€1,111/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,119/m²
240
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.75 to €10.66/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,130
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Brevet results near Loudun run low: 81.8% passed, below Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Loudun, 89.6% passed the bac, lower than both Vienne’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #25 of 26 in Vienne. Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 61 candidates.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Loudun records more crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 248 offenses in Loudun in 2025. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 15.4 violent offenses and 19.1 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Jobs outnumber working residents in Loudun (4,100 to 2,450): it draws people in from around. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
15.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage59
Family violence38
Sexual violence38
Other physical violence37
Theft from vehicles29
Burglary24
Vehicle theft23
Theft without violence49
Fraud42
Drug use23
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.
15.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
248
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Loudun hold a degree than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 16%
13% are under 15, below Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a third of residents are 65 or older. The age that splits Loudun in two is 52.2.
52.2median age
LoudunVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Loudun sees 92 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Loudun. At birth, a girl in Vienne can expect 85.8 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 1,135 residents of Loudun died, against 1,024 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% more.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw111
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Loudun · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site de Loudun
15.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Francois Rabelais
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Croix: Photo: Papay79 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Couvent des Carmes: Photo: Papay · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ismaël Boulliau: Pieter van Schuppen (1623?-1702), Public domain · Théophraste Renaudot: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · René Monory: Roland Godefroy, CC BY 3.0 · Scévole de Sainte-Marthe: Edelinck (graveur)., Public domain · Aleaume de Burgos: Anonymous, Spanish, Public domain · Urbain Chevreau: Jean Petitot / Pieter van Gunst, Public domain
Loudun’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loudun
Is Loudun safe?
It grades D for safety, #26 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 59 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Loudun good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns. 92% of 140 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Guy Chauvet in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Loudun expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loudun grades A for cost of living.
About Loudun
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Loudun is a commune of 6,839 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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.
