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PindrayVienne

A town of 253 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Pindray a good place to live?

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

What makes Pindray stand out

The 2 things Pindray does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Prunier
Château de Prunier · Inscrit · Photo: Regissierra · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pindray’s story

Pindray in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pindray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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

  • 1973First protected: Château de Prunier
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pindray.

Who lives here

An older town: 35% of people in Pindray are 65 or over, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns

For Pindray, that is above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). 7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

58median age
PindrayVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pindray
PindrayVienne medianFrance median
Under 1512%16%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+35%25%22%
No diploma21%17%19%
CAP or BEP24%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education26%32%30%

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

History

Pindray keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 30% built before 1919

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

Pindray sits above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pindray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
1973
first monument protected
30%
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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Pindray are out of work than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.3%

That puts Pindray below both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Pindray has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Pindray, 0.3 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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 Pindray costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.87/m² a month

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

On this, Pindray is below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.87/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pindray€7.87/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€7.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.19 to €10.00/m² a month)
€6.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pindray

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Landmarks

Pindray has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Prunier: Photo: Regissierra · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Pindray

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pindray yet.

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Pindray’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vienne →
MontmorillonValdivienneChauvignyLe BlancSaint-Julien-l'ArsNieuil-l'EspoirMontmorillonValdivienneChauvignyLe BlancSaint-Julien-l'ArsNieuil-l'EspoirPindray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pindray253—————
Montmorillon5,8214.1BACA−
Valdivienne2,7159.6—A—A−
Chauvigny7,00710B+AB−B−
Le Blanc Indre6,16416B−A+DB−
Saint-Julien-l'Ars2,88017—B—A
Nieuil-l'Espoir2,63118—A—A−

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

About Pindray

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pindray is a commune of 253 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
253 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
10.4 sq mi (26.9 km²)
INSEE code
86191

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.