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MartaizéVienne

355 people live in this town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Martaizé a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Martaizé has none. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Martaizé stand out

The 2 things Martaizé does most differently from other towns.

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Martaizé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1982First protected: Château de Sautonne
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martaizé.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Martaizé than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 12% of adults

6.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Martaizé has a median age of 55.4 years.

55.4median age
MartaizéVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma32%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education12%

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 Martaizé
MartaizéVienne medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–246.8%10%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6434%26%26%
65+30%25%22%
No diploma32%17%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education12%32%30%

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

History

Martaizé keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Martaizé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Martaizé has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 14.0%

Martaizé has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 1.4% of commuters got to work without a car. The median disposable income was €23,580 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Martaizé, 0.4 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
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 Martaizé than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.22/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Martaizé.

€8.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Martaizé€8.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€8.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.32/m² a month)
€7.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Sautonne and 3 more in and around Martaizé

Heritage in and near Martaizé. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Martaizé

12pages on Martaizé

Landmarks

Martaizé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Martaizé

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Martaizé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Martaizé’s neighbors

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

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LoudunAirvaultThouarsSaint-Martin-la-PalluMontreuil-BellayLoudunAirvaultThouarsSaint-Martin-la-PalluMontreuil-BellayMartaizé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Martaizé355—————
Loudun6,8396.4CADC+
Airvault Deux-Sèvres3,30612A+AA−B−
Thouars Deux-Sèvres13,89114A−AC−B+
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu5,71317A−AA+B
Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire3,74618B−AC+C+

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

About Martaizé

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Martaizé is a commune of 355 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

Population
355 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.7 km²)
INSEE code
86149

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 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.