Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 545 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Port-de-Piles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Port-de-Piles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Domaine du château des Ormes, in Les Ormes, 1.8 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-de-Piles.
Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 7.7% of residents. Line up the people of Port-de-Piles by age and the one in the middle is 46.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Port-de-Piles | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 28% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Port-de-Piles number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,870 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.02/m² a month. The market in Port-de-Piles: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Port-de-Piles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Port-de-Piles yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port-de-Piles | 545 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Descartes Indre-et-Loire | 3,369 | 4.5 | B | A+ | C− | B+ |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain | 2,959 | 4.7 | A | A | A− | A |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine Indre-et-Loire | 4,092 | 7.6 | B+ | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Châtellerault | 31,003 | 13 | C+ | A− | C− | B |
| Thuré | 2,765 | 13 | A− | A | A | A− |
| Naintré | 5,964 | 17 | A | A− | B+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Port-de-Piles is a commune of 545 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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
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 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.