Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sanxay.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Sanxay: 29% are 65 or over, above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.2% of the town, below Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 25% of adults hold a degree. Ages in Sanxay split evenly at 50.3: half are older, half younger.
50.3median age
SanxayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Sanxay keeps more of its old housing than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Sanxay: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ruines gallo-romaines d'Herbord. The protected list starts in Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Sanxay than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,180 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Sanxay number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.4 per worker).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Sanxay, 0.4 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,180
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
A home in Sanxay sells for €864/m², less than in both Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.01/m² a month, below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €7.41/m² a month. Sanxay recorded 35 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€864/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sanxay€864/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€864/m²
35
€9.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.28 to €11.15/m² a month)
€7.41/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Sanxay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Sanxay is a commune of 548 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Poitiers. 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.
