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A town of 274 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Massognes is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Massognes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Massognes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Cherves, in Cherves, 2.8 mi away.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Massognes.
Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Massognes | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,420 a year per consumption unit, below Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 5.6% of working residents in Massognes at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 10 homes were sold in Massognes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Massognes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Massognes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massognes | 274 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vouillé | 3,697 | 9.1 | A | B | A− | C |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 5,513 | 9.9 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 5,713 | 10 | A− | A | A+ | B |
| Cissé | 2,869 | 11 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Airvault Deux-Sèvres | 3,306 | 11 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Boivre-la-Vallée | 3,024 | 14 | — | A− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Massognes is a commune of 274 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou. 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) · 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.