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Mouterre-SillyVienne

A town of 602 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

602

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.22

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,190

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Mouterre-Silly a good place to live?

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

What makes Mouterre-Silly stand out

The 2 things Mouterre-Silly does most differently from other towns.

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Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

11% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 54.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Notre-Dame de Chasseignes · Classé · Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mouterre-Silly’s story

Mouterre-Silly in pictures

Mouterre-Silly has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

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

1969First protected: Château de la Bâtie
2023Most recently protected: Château de la Fuye

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mouterre-Silly.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Mouterre-Silly, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, near Vienne’s towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. At 54.5, the median resident of Mouterre-Silly sits in the middle of the age range.

54.5median age

Mouterre-SillyVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

29%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat17%

Higher education15%

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 Mouterre-Silly
	Mouterre-Silly	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	11%	16%	17%
15–24	9.8%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	22%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	29%	25%	22%
No diploma	27%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	17%	18%	18%
Higher education	15%	32%	30%

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Ages54.5 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households290 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Mouterre-Silly?”

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

History

Mouterre-Silly 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.

Among the classé monuments in Mouterre-Silly is Église Notre-Dame de Chasseignes. The town has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit3

Among them · Classé

Église Notre-Dame de Chasseignes 12th–15th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

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Age of homes31% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Mouterre-Silly?”

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

Work & commute

Only 4.1% of commuters in Mouterre-Silly go to work without a car, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns

Mouterre-Silly has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,190 a year per consumption unit, near both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.7% of working residents in Mouterre-Silly didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot4%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle0%

Public transport0%

100

jobs based in Mouterre-Silly, 0.3 per working resident

8.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,190

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Median income€25,190 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

81.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 4.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 2.3 mi away.

92%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Mouterre-Silly81.8%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Mouterre-Silly89.6%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège privé Chavagnes Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	54	96%+6 pts
Lycée Guy ChauvetNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	140	92%−4 pts

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92%

passed the general and technological bac, −4 pts against the expected rate

84%

passed the vocational bac, −3 pts against the expected rate

81.8%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.6 pts against the expected rate

2.3 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges81.8% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées89.6% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Mouterre-Silly costs less than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.22/m² a month

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

Sales in Mouterre-Silly from July 2023 to June 2026: 17 houses and apartments.

€8.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Mouterre-Silly€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)

€7.29/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageMouterre-Silly’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.22/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Fuye and 8 more in and around Mouterre-Silly

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Mouterre-Silly. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fuyein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche Vernaize4.5 km north, in Les Trois-Moutiers MuseumMuseumDépôt lapidaire de Loudun4 km east, in Loudun MuseumMuseumMusée Charbonneau-Lassay3.4 km northeast, in Loudun ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jalnay2.6 km northwest, in Glénouze ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ranton5 km west, in Ranton

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mouterre-Silly

13pages on Mouterre-Silly

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.2 mi away Housing17 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.5 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Mouterre-Silly has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 3 inscrit, the second level.

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Inscrit

Château de la BâtieChâteau · 17th c.

Château de la FuyeChâteau

Photo credits

Château de la Fuye: Photo: Maixentais · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Mouterre-Silly

One notable person was born in Mouterre-Silly.

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Isabelle DouteauFrench politician (1914–2004)

Mouterre-Silly’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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LoudunThouarsMontreuil-BellayBellevigne-les-ChâteauxAirvaultLoretz-d'ArgentonMouterre-Silly

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mouterre-Silly	602	—	—	—	—	—
Loudun	6,839	2.6	C	A	D	C⁺
Thouars Deux-Sèvres	13,891	12	A⁻	A	C⁻	B⁺
Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire	3,746	13	B⁻	A	C⁺	C⁺
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire	3,435	15	A⁺	A⁻	A	B
Airvault Deux-Sèvres	3,306	15	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁻
Loretz-d'Argenton Deux-Sèvres	2,575	15	—	A	—	B⁻

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

About Mouterre-Silly

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Mouterre-Silly is a commune of 602 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: 602 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 12 sq mi (31 km²)
INSEE code: 86173

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.