Mirebeau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 8 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.
Each subject compares Mirebeau 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 Mirebeau.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Mirebeau than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.07/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Mirebeau comes below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,278/m², comes from 72 sales of houses and apartments in Mirebeau from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,278/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mirebeau€1,278/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,278/m²
72
€8.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.52 to €9.98/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Mirebeau is 16.5 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Mirebeau. Adjusted for age and care homes, Mirebeau records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above both Vienne’s towns (80) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Mirebeau · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
16.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site de Loudun
16.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Mirebeau has higher unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 14.0%
Mirebeau sits above both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Mirebeau has 1,350 jobs for 800 working residents, 1.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,610 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot9%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Mirebeau, 1.7 per working resident
14.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,610
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Mirebeau records more crime per resident than 80% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 58 offenses in the graded categories in Mirebeau in 2025. Violence against people ran at 13.4 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 16.1 (2023–2025 average). For armed robbery, 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, 4.1% of the index here.
13.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Other physical violence11
Family violence10
Sexual violence7
Burglary5
Fraud12
Theft without violence6
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.
13.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
58
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
More protected monuments for its size in Mirebeau than in Vienne or compared French towns: 33 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Mirebeau is above both Vienne’s towns (6.7) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2008. The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Mirebeau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
7historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit7
13th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2008
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ancien prieuré Saint-André: Photo: Erwan DOUROUX · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ancien couvent des Franciscaines: Photo: Erwan DOUROUX · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église de Bournezeau: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Mirebeau
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mirebeau yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mirebeau
Is Mirebeau safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mirebeau good?
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mirebeau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,278/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mirebeau grades A+ for cost of living.
About Mirebeau
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Mirebeau is a commune of 2,143 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
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.
