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MoussacVienne

A town of 436 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Moussac a good place to live?

Moussac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Moussac stand out

The 2 things Moussac does most differently from other towns.

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

No historic monuments in Moussac

The Culture ministry lists no building in Moussac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen de Chiroux dit La Pierre-Levée et son tumulus, in Plaisance, 7.8 mi away.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moussac.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Moussac than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.7% are under 15

Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.5% of residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 23% have a degree.

56.1median age
MoussacVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moussac
MoussacVienne medianFrance median
Under 156.7%16%17%
15–246.5%10%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6435%26%26%
65+35%25%22%
No diploma22%17%19%
CAP or BEP30%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education23%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Moussac, 12.9%, runs above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Moussac: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.2 each). Median disposable income comes to €23,490 a year per consumption unit.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
50
jobs based in Moussac, 0.2 per working resident
12.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Moussac costs less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.39/m² a month

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

26 houses and apartments changed hands in Moussac from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.39/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moussac€8.39/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€8.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.56 to €10.73/m² a month)
€6.14/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 Chamousseau and 2 more in and around Moussac

Heritage in and near Moussac. Best known first.

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

12pages on Moussac

Landmarks

Nothing in Moussac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Moussac

One notable person was born in Moussac.

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Moussac’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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MontmorillonValdivienneMontmorillonValdivienneMoussac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moussac436—————
Montmorillon5,82113BACA−
Valdivienne2,71516—A—A−

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

About Moussac

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Moussac is a commune of 436 people in the Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe. 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
436 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
9.6 sq mi (24.9 km²)
INSEE code
86171

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.