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A town of 735 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Pouillé a good place to live?

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

What makes Pouillé stand out

The one thing Pouillé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Inscrit · Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pouillé’s story

Pouillé in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pouillé; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1973.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1973First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pouillé.

Who lives here

Pouillé has fewer older residents than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 10% are 65 or over

34% of adults hold a degree, close to Vienne’s towns (32%) and above compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 22% of the people here. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.7%.

38.3median age
PouilléVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education34%

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 Pouillé
PouilléVienne medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–249.7%10%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+10%25%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education34%32%30%

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

History

Pouillé keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 13% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Pouillé; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1973
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Pouillé, 5.2%, runs below Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

Pouillé holds 50 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each. At the census, 1.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €27,130 a year per consumption unit, close to Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and above compared French towns (€25,970).

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Pouillé, 0.1 per working resident
5.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Pouillé is €11.10/m² a month

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

Pouillé recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€11.10/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Pouillé€11.10/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€11.10/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.31 to €13.25/m² a month)
€7.99/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 Pouillé

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: PèreForez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Pouillé

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

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Pouillé’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 →
ChauvignyValdivienneSaint-Julien-l'ArsNieuil-l'EspoirNouaillé-MaupertuisMignaloux-BeauvoirChauvignyValdivienneSaint-Julien-l'ArsNieuil-l'EspoirNouaillé-MaupertuisMignaloux-BeauvoirPouillé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Pouillé735—————
Chauvigny7,0073.7B+AB−B−
Valdivienne2,7153.8—A—A−
Saint-Julien-l'Ars2,8803.9—B—A
Nieuil-l'Espoir2,6316.8—A—A−
Nouaillé-Maupertuis2,9758.2—A−—A−
Mignaloux-Beauvoir5,2298.3A−C+AB+

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

About Pouillé

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Pouillé is a commune of 735 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. 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
735 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.4 sq mi (14 km²)
INSEE code
86198

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.