Neuville-de-Poitou’s best grade is for jobs & income: 1 job per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at A, #8 of 29 in Vienne. That leaves it better than 87% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Neuville-de-Poitou 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.
Château de Furigny: Photo: Romain le Malin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée: Photo: Romain le Malin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Neuville-de-Poitou.
HousingCost of living B+
A typical home in Neuville-de-Poitou sells for €1,790/m²
€1,790/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.98/m² a month. The estimated advertised rent is €10.48/m² a month, about level with Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Neuville-de-Poitou from July 2023 to June 2026: 185 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuville-de-Poitou€1,790/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,803/m²
172
€10.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.43 to €13.02/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Adjusted for age and care homes, Neuville-de-Poitou sees fewer deaths than 66% of compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Neuville-de-Poitou records 83 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 686 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 729, 6% more. The nearest emergency department to Neuville-de-Poitou is Polyclinique de Poitiers, 10.1 mi away. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Neuville-de-Poitou · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
8.9 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
Crime per resident in Neuville-de-Poitou is lower than in 61% of compared French towns
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.5 violent offenses and 12.6 graded property crimes a year. For 2025, the figures show 100 offenses in Neuville-de-Poitou. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Neuville-de-Poitou (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence26
Criminal damage24
Burglary19
Sexual violence13
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles6
Armed robbery0
Fraud39
Theft without violence32
Drug use5
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
100
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Neuville-de-Poitou keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Neuville-de-Poitou is Dolmen dit La Pierre-Levée. On the Culture ministry’s list, Neuville-de-Poitou counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Neuville-de-Poitou has lower unemployment than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 7.5%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
2,350 jobs are based in Neuville-de-Poitou, for 2,450 working residents (1 per worker). 4.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,350
jobs based in Neuville-de-Poitou, 1 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
45.3median age
Half of Neuville-de-Poitou is older than 45.3, half younger. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. Also worth knowing: among adults, 32% have a degree.
Neuville-de-PoitouVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Georges Vacher de Lapouge: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Neuville-de-Poitou
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Neuville-de-Poitou is a commune of 5,513 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
Population
5,513 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.6 sq mi (17 km²)
INSEE code
86177
Neuville-de-Poitou’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuville-de-Poitou
Is Neuville-de-Poitou safe?
It grades B for safety, #18 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Neuville-de-Poitou good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #3 of 26 in Vienne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuville-de-Poitou expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-de-Poitou grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
