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Some 279 people live in this town, in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Saint-Christophe a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Saint-Christophe is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Église de Saint-Christophe
Église de Saint-Christophe · Inscrit · Photo: Ccosterg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Christophe’s story

Saint-Christophe in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Christophe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1937First protected: Église de Saint-Christophe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Christophe.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Christophe: 58% 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.

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Christophe, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1937
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Christophe than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are under 15

Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below both Vienne’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Saint-Christophe split evenly at 53.3: half are older, half younger. Retirement age and beyond: 25% of residents are 65 or older.

53.3median age
Saint-ChristopheVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Christophe
Saint-ChristopheVienne medianFrance median
Under 159.6%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6436%26%26%
65+25%25%22%
No diploma18%17%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education22%32%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Christophe than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 0.7%

Per resident in work, Saint-Christophe counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Of those in the labour force, 11.9% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €24,330 a year per consumption unit, below Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Christophe, 0.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,330
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 10.9 mi away. A collège lies 1.9 mi away.

87.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Christophe87.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice BedelNearest collègeCollègeCollège6287%−3 pts
87.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate
1.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Christophe costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.27/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Saint-Christophe.

€9.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Christophe€9.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vienne median€10.33/m²
€9.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.21 to €11.91/m² a month)
€7.77/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Chougnes and 4 more in and around Saint-Christophe

Heritage in and near Saint-Christophe. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Christophe

13pages on Saint-Christophe

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église de Saint-Christophe: Photo: Ccosterg · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Christophe

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Christophe yet.

How we find them →

Saint-Christophe’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 →
ThuréDangé-Saint-RomainChâtelleraultNaintréBeaumont Saint-CyrLoudunThuréDangé-Saint-RomainChâtelleraultNaintréBeaumont Saint-CyrLoudunSaint-Christophe
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Christophe279—————
Thuré2,7658.1A−AAA−
Dangé-Saint-Romain2,95911AAA−A
Châtellerault31,00311C+A−C−B
Naintré5,96412AA−B+A
Beaumont Saint-Cyr2,90814—A—A−
Loudun6,83915CADC+

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

About Saint-Christophe

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Christophe is a commune of 279 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

Population
279 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
5.9 sq mi (15.2 km²)
INSEE code
86217

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.