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A town of 2,975 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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Nouaillé-Maupertuis, Vienne · Kokin · Public domain

Is Nouaillé-Maupertuis a good place to live?

People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. At €2,208/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. It is hard to get around without a car: 49% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Nouaillé-Maupertuis has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Nouaillé-Maupertuis stand out

The one thing Nouaillé-Maupertuis does most differently from other towns.

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How Nouaillé-Maupertuis grades

Each subject compares Nouaillé-Maupertuis 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.

How grading works

Nouaillé-Maupertuis has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.

HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA−Open →Jobs & income4.7% unemployment · #7 of 37 in VienneA−Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC−Open →Cost of livingAt the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality · #20 of 37 in VienneA−Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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Abbaye (ancienne)
Abbaye (ancienne) · Classé · Photo: Kokin · Public domain
Nouaillé-Maupertuis’ story

Nouaillé-Maupertuis in pictures

Nouaillé-Maupertuis has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1846.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2013.

  • 1846First protected: Abbaye (ancienne)
  • 1993Most recently protected: Chapelle de Monvinard
  • 2013The protected historic area is created
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nouaillé-Maupertuis.

HealthHealth A−

Allowing for age and care homes, Nouaillé-Maupertuis sees fewer deaths than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

From 2016 to 2025, 283 residents of Nouaillé-Maupertuis died, against 292 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. In Vienne, women can expect to live 85.8 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 4 GPs practise here.

−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw97
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Nouaillé-Maupertuis · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu la Miletrie
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

Unemployment in Nouaillé-Maupertuis, 4.7%, runs below Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.9% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €30,260 a year per consumption unit, above both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Nouaillé-Maupertuis, 0.3 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns

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

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Nouaillé-Maupertuis costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.54/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.83/m² a month. Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Nouaillé-Maupertuis from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,790/m² for the median of compared towns in Vienne.

€2,208/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Nouaillé-Maupertuis€2,208/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,209/m²69
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.00 to €12.14/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2013

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Nouaillé-Maupertuis is Abbaye (ancienne). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2013. This Vienne town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
1846
first monument protected
2013
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
8.5%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

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

Who lives here

Degrees are more common in Nouaillé-Maupertuis than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Line up the people of Nouaillé-Maupertuis by age and the one in the middle is 46.1.

46.1median age
Nouaillé-MaupertuisVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nouaillé-Maupertuis
Nouaillé-MaupertuisVienne medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+23%25%22%
No diploma13%17%19%
CAP or BEP22%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education44%32%30%

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

Safety

Nouaillé-Maupertuis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Among the graded crimes in Nouaillé-Maupertuis, the most frequent was burglary (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 2 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.4. Its tally for 2025: 47 recorded offenses.

2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary32
Criminal damage15
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
Drug use0

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.

2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
47
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.2%
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 · When family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (36.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Junien de Nouaillé-Maupertuis and 8 more in and around Nouaillé-Maupertuis

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Landmarks

Nouaillé-Maupertuis has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Prieuré de Notre-Dame d'Availles (ou de Sainte-Marie): Photo: Coriandre31 · CC BY 4.0 · Chapelle de Monvinard: Photo: Coriandre31 · CC BY 4.0

Famous people from Nouaillé-Maupertuis

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Nouaillé-Maupertuis as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Nouaillé-Maupertuis’ 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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Nieuil-l'EspoirMignaloux-BeauvoirSmarvesLigugéSaint-BenoîtIteuilNieuil-l'EspoirMignaloux-BeauvoirSmarvesLigugéSaint-BenoîtIteuilNouaillé-Maupertuis
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Nouaillé-Maupertuis2,975——A−—A−
Nieuil-l'Espoir2,6312.4—A—A−
Mignaloux-Beauvoir5,2293A−C+AB+
Smarves2,9413.1AA−AA−
Ligugé3,4444.7A−B−A−B+
Saint-Benoît7,3754.8B+C+C+A−
Iteuil2,9895.4A+B+A−B+

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

Questions about Nouaillé-Maupertuis

Is Nouaillé-Maupertuis safe?

Nouaillé-Maupertuis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.

Is Nouaillé-Maupertuis expensive to live in?

Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,208/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nouaillé-Maupertuis grades A− for cost of living.

About Nouaillé-Maupertuis

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Nouaillé-Maupertuis is a commune of 2,975 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain. 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
2,975 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallées du Clain
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
8.5 sq mi (22.1 km²)
INSEE code
86180

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 4, 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.