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A town of 230 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Pouançay a good place to live?

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

Pouançay’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Pouançay’s story

No historic monuments in Pouançay

The Culture ministry lists no building in Pouançay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit Les Dormans, in Épieds, 1.9 mi away.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouançay.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Pouançay hold a degree than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. 16% are under 15, below Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Typical age in Pouançay: 47.1, the median.

47.1median age
PouançayVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Pouançay
PouançayVienne medianFrance median
Under 1516%16%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6432%26%26%
65+22%25%22%
No diploma25%17%19%
CAP or BEP38%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education15%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Pouançay than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,810 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 2.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 6.8%. Pouançay holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Pouançay, 0.4 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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 Pouançay costs less than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.98/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €8.14/m² a month. The market in Pouançay: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.98/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pouançay€8.98/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€8.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.22 to €11.18/m² a month)
€8.14/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 Pouançay

12pages on Pouançay

Landmarks

Nothing in Pouançay is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Pouançay

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

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Pouançay’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 →
Montreuil-BellayBellevigne-les-ChâteauxLoretz-d'ArgentonLoudunThouarsSaumurMontreuil-BellayBellevigne-les-ChâteauxLoretz-d'ArgentonLoudunThouarsSaumurPouançay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pouançay230—————
Montreuil-Bellay Maine-et-Loire3,7463.8B−AC+C+
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux Maine-et-Loire3,4357.1A+A−AB
Loretz-d'Argenton Deux-Sèvres2,5758.5—A—B−
Loudun6,83910CADC+
Thouars Deux-Sèvres13,89110A−AC−B+
Saumur Maine-et-Loire26,24111B−BDB

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

About Pouançay

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pouançay is a commune of 230 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais. 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
230 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Loudunais
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.5 km²)
INSEE code
86196

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.