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With 303 residents, it is a town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population

303

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.45

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€27,130

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Gaudent a good place to live?

Saint-Gaudent isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 14% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 33% of the population.

What makes Saint-Gaudent stand out

The 2 things Saint-Gaudent does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 54.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Saint-Gaudent’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Saint-Gaudent’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Salliard du Rivault, born in 1893, is the one person born in Saint-Gaudent before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1935First protected: Château de la Roche-d'Orillac (ancien)

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The data

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

Who lives here

Saint-Gaudent has fewer young adults than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7% are 15 to 24

Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 33% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 20% have a degree.

54.7median age

Saint-GaudentVienne medianFrance median

Vienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

33%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat24%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Gaudent
	Saint-Gaudent	Vienne median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	5.7%	10%	11%
25–44	18%	22%	23%
45–64	30%	26%	26%
65+	33%	25%	22%
No diploma	17%	17%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	24%	18%	18%
Higher education	20%	32%	30%

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Ages54.7 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad8.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Gaudent?”

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

History

Saint-Gaudent keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Gaudent, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

15th c.

oldest protected part

1935

first monument protected

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Age of homes25% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Gaudent?”

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

Work & commute

More people in Saint-Gaudent are out of work than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.9%

4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Gaudent, for 100 working residents (0.3 per worker). The median disposable income is €27,130 a year per consumption unit.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Public transport3%

On foot2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Saint-Gaudent, 0.3 per working resident

12.9%

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

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.3 per working resident Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€27,130 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 1.7 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 122 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Gaudent92.1%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Gaudent91.5%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Camille ClaudelNearest collègeCollège	Collège	43	86%−5 pts
Lycée André TheurietNearest lycéeGeneral lycée	General lycée	122	96%−1 pt
Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège	Collège	44	98%+7 pts

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96%

passed the general and technological bac, −1 pt against the expected rate

78%

passed the vocational bac, −10 pts against the expected rate

92.1%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +1.1 pts against the expected rate

1.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

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Collèges92.1% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées91.5% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Gaudent than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.45/m² a month

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

Saint-Gaudent recorded 14 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Gaudent€8.45/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vienne median€10.33/m²

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.72 to €10.64/m² a month)

€6.17/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Gaudent

12pages on Saint-Gaudent

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and two lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 7.6 mi away Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.7 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

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Inscrit

Château de la Roche-d'Orillac (ancien)Château · 15th & 17th c.

Classé

Église Saint-NicolasChurch · 12th c. · in Civray, 2.2 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Genouillé, 2.5 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit La Pierre PèseDolmen · Prehistory · in Limalonges, 3.9 mi

Famous people from Saint-Gaudent

One notable person was born in Saint-Gaudent.

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Jean Salliard du RivaultFrench politician (1893-1969)

Saint-Gaudent’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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CivrayRuffecValence-en-PoitouSaint-Gaudent

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Gaudent	303	—	—	—	—	—
Civray	2,522	2	A	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Ruffec Charente	3,449	7.5	B⁺	A⁻	D⁻	B
Valence-en-Poitou	4,325	14	A⁻	A	B⁺	B⁻

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

About Saint-Gaudent

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Gaudent is a commune of 303 people in the Communauté de communes du Civraisien en 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

Population: 303 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou
Département: Vienne (86)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 4.6 sq mi (11.8 km²)
INSEE code: 86220

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.