Quinçay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,079/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou. Its strongest is schools (A): brevet results 4 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Quinçay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quinçay.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Quinçay is harder to get around on foot than 97% of compared French towns
200 jobs are based in Quinçay, for 950 working residents (0.2 per worker). At the census, 2.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €29,430 a year per consumption unit, above both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). Also worth knowing: 6.2% of people in the labour force have no job.
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Quinçay, 0.2 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,430
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: better than 3% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Quinçay’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 72% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Quinçay: 80 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 248 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 273, 10% more. The nearest emergency department to Quinçay is Polyclinique de Poitiers, 7.8 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Vienne is 85.8 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Quinçay · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
6.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Quinçay: 14% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in Quinçay is Logis du Pré-Bernard. On the Culture ministry’s list, Quinçay counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
Quinçay earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,079/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in Quinçay from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.05/m² a month, above Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €8.93/m² a month.
€2,079/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Quinçay€2,079/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,079/m²
48
€11.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.99 to €13.57/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,970
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Quinçay has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6% are 15 to 24
39% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Quinçay is older than 47.2, half younger. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
47.2median age
QuinçayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Quinçay
Is Quinçay safe?
Quinçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.8 recorded violent incidents and 7.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Quinçay good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Quinçay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,079/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Quinçay grades B− for cost of living.
About Quinçay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Quinçay is a commune of 2,139 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut-Poitou. 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.
