INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Prinçay: 49% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Prinçay sits above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Prinçay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Prinçay is Château de la Roche-du-Maine.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Prinçay than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,740 a year per consumption unit
That puts Prinçay below both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 2.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Prinçay has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Prinçay, 0.3 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Prinçay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prinçay is a commune of 201 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
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.