Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is jobs & income: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.6% unemployment. It also trails on walkability — 47% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median sale price is €1,419/m².
Scorbé-Clairvaux 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.
Each subject compares Scorbé-Clairvaux 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 Scorbé-Clairvaux.
HousingCost of living A
Renting in Scorbé-Clairvaux costs less than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.30/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.55/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 57 homes were sold in Scorbé-Clairvaux. That is the middle of 57 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,790/m² for the median of compared towns in Vienne.
€1,419/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Scorbé-Clairvaux€1,419/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,419/m²
57
€8.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.74 to €10.22/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
On foot, Scorbé-Clairvaux works less well than 85% of compared French towns
At the census, 3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 9.6% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Vienne’s towns (8.0%). The median disposable income is €25,450 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Scorbé-Clairvaux, 0.3 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,450
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 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Scorbé-Clairvaux than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 22% of adults
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Residents of Scorbé-Clairvaux have a median age of 49.9.
49.9median age
Scorbé-ClairvauxVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Scorbé-Clairvaux is rich in protected monuments: 28 per 10,000 residents, more than Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Scorbé-Clairvaux: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Château du Haut-Clairvaux. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Scorbé-Clairvaux sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 80 in Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Scorbé-Clairvaux is Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault, 6.9 mi away. 199 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 221: 10% below. Average lifespans in Vienne: 85.8 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 4 GPs practise locally.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Scorbé-Clairvaux · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
6.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Poitiers site Chatellerault
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Scorbé-Clairvaux
Is Scorbé-Clairvaux safe?
Scorbé-Clairvaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Scorbé-Clairvaux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Scorbé-Clairvaux grades A for cost of living.
About Scorbé-Clairvaux
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Scorbé-Clairvaux is a commune of 2,174 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
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.
