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PlaisanceVienne

A town of 170 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

170

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.50

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

Median income

€21,980

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 Plaisance a good place to live?

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

What makes Plaisance stand out

The 2 things Plaisance does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

25% 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

30% are 65 or over

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

Median age 53.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Dolmen de Chiroux dit La Pierre-Levée et son tumulus · Classé · Photo: Geneablog86 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plaisance’s story

Plaisance in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Plaisance: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1917.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1917First protected: Croix de cimetière et caveaux
1986Most recently protected: Dolmen de Chiroux dit La Pierre-Levée et son tumulus

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Plaisance.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Plaisance, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

That puts Plaisance below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 30% of the town.

53.5median age

PlaisanceVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education22%

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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Plaisance
	Plaisance	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	13%	16%	17%
15–24	8.2%	10%	11%
25–44	14%	22%	23%
45–64	35%	26%	26%
65+	30%	25%	22%
No diploma	21%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	18%	18%
Higher education	22%	32%	30%

Full pagePlaisance’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.5 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households80 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Plaisance?”

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

History

Plaisance keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

On this, Plaisance is above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Plaisance: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Plaisance is Croix de cimetière et caveaux.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.

oldest protected part

1917

first monument protected

Full pagePlaisance’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Plaisance?”

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Plaisance run lower than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €21,980 a year per consumption unit

In the comparison, Plaisance comes below both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). 3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Plaisance has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.2 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Plaisance, 0.2 per working resident

9.2%

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

€21,980

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

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pagePlaisance’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Median income€21,980 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here0.2 per working resident

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

Housing

Renting in Plaisance costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.50/m² a month

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

For Plaisance, that is below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.50/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Plaisance€7.50/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€7.50/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.06 to €9.28/m² a month)

€6.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pagePlaisance’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.50/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Plaisance

11pages on Plaisance

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.8 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing7 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.5 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Plaisance: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Croix de cimetière et caveauxCross · 13th c.

Église Notre-DameChurch

Photo credits

Croix de cimetière et caveaux: Photo: Louis Germaneau · CC BY 4.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Geneablog86 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Plaisance

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

How we find them →

Plaisance’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 →

MontmorillonValdivienneBellacPlaisance

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Plaisance	170	—	—	—	—	—
Montmorillon	5,821	6.6	B	A	C	A⁻
Valdivienne	2,715	16	—	A	—	A⁻
Bellac Haute-Vienne	3,537	17	A⁻	A	C⁻	B⁺

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

About Plaisance

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Plaisance is a commune of 170 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: 170 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vienne et Gartempe
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 5 sq mi (13 km²)
INSEE code: 86192

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.