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Saint-Maurice-la-ClouèreVienne

A town in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, home to 1,290 people.

Is Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère a good place to live?

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add schools to its strengths — brevet results a point below the expected rate. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): 61% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère stand out

The one thing Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère does most differently from other towns.

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How Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère grades

Each subject compares Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère 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.

How grading works

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Maurice
Église Saint-Maurice · Classé · Photo: Rigolithe · CC BY-SA 2.5
Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère’s story

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1890.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1890First protected: Église Saint-Maurice
  • 1989Most recently protected: Château de Galmoisin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère.

HousingCost of living A

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.06/m² a month

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

Behind the median of €1,434/m²: 51 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,434/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère€1,434/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,434/m²51
€8.06/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.59 to €9.86/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C+

Fewer commuters in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

Nearly a tenth of the labour force are out of work. No commute at all: 4.5% of working residents in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère at the census. The median disposable income was €25,550 a year per consumption unit, in line with Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
300
jobs based in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère, 0.5 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

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

Collège pupils travel 1.3 mi to the nearest one.

92.0%passed the brevetB+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère92.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège10692%−1 pt
92.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
1.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

HealthHealth B

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère’s grade for health: a B

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère is Chu la Miletrie, 12.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 97 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 82, 16% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère records 84 deaths per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and above Vienne’s towns (80). There is one general practitioner here.

−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw84
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu la Miletrie
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère is Église Saint-Maurice. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1890
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 19% of people in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère are under 15, more than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère in two is 45.4. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.

45.4median age
Saint-Maurice-la-ClouèreVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère
Saint-Maurice-la-ClouèreVienne medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4420%22%23%
45–6430%26%26%
65+21%25%22%
No diploma14%17%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education30%32%30%

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Galmoisin and 4 more in and around Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Maurice: Photo: Rigolithe · CC BY-SA 2.5

Famous people from Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

One notable person was born in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère.

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Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère’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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Nieuil-l'EspoirVivonneNouaillé-MaupertuisIteuilSmarvesLigugéNieuil-l'EspoirVivonneNouaillé-MaupertuisIteuilSmarvesLigugéSaint-Maurice-la-Clouère
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère1,290——A—B
Nieuil-l'Espoir2,6317.5—A—A−
Vivonne4,5508.4BADA
Nouaillé-Maupertuis2,9758.6—A−—A−
Iteuil2,9899.2A+B+A−B+
Smarves2,9419.6AA−AA−
Ligugé3,44411A−B−A−B+

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

Questions about Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

Is Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère safe?

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Are schools in Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère good?

They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,434/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère grades A for cost of living.

About Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère is a commune of 1,290 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
1,290 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
15.5 sq mi (40.1 km²)
INSEE code
86235

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.