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SurinVienne

A town of 123 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
123
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.45
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Surin a good place to live?

Surin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Surin stand out

The 2 things Surin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
30%2%SurinMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
30% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
35%22%SurinMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 57. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: JLPC · CC BY-SA 3.0
Surin’s story

Surin in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Surin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1935.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Joyeux-Laffuie, born in 1852, is the one person born in Surin before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1983First protected: Château de Cibioux
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Surin.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.9% of Surin, fewer than in Vienne’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Surin is below both Vienne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 35% of residents are 65 or over.

57median age
SurinVienne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Surin
SurinVienne medianFrance median
Under 158.9%16%17%
15–248.9%10%11%
25–4415%22%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+35%25%22%
No diploma31%17%19%
CAP or BEP23%27%26%
Baccalauréat23%18%18%
Higher education16%32%30%
Full pageSurin’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages57 median age · 35% are 65 or overHouseholds60 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad10% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Surin?”

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

History

Surin keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 37% built before 1919

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

In the comparison, Surin comes above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Surin, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1935
first monument protected
Full pageSurin’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes37% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Surin?”

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

Work & commute

Surin has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

8.3% of Surin’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 73% drove.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%
On foot8%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Surin, 0.5 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
19%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSurin’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Surin 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.

For Surin, that is below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Surin€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
Full pageSurin’s cost of living pageOpen the page
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 Surin

11pages on Surin
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.1 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing16 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The list names few of Surin’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Inscrit
Château de CibiouxChâteau · 15th–18th c.
Classé
Église Notre-DameChurch · 12th–19th c. · in Genouillé, 2.8 mi
Classé
Ancienn abbaye Saint-Sauveur de CharrouxAbbey · 12th c. · in Charroux, 5 mi
Classé
Ancienne abbayeAbbey · 12th–14th c. · in Nanteuil-en-Vallée, 5.5 mi

Famous people from Surin

One notable person was born in Surin.

Their page →
J
Jean Joyeux-LaffuieFrench politician, doctor of medicine, doctor of science an… · 1852–1917

Surin’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 →
CivrayRuffecConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureCivrayRuffecConfolensTerres-de-Haute-CharenteChasseneuil-sur-BonnieureSurin
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Surin123—————
Civray2,5226.2AA+B+A−
Ruffec Charente3,4498.9B+A−D−B
Confolens Charente2,73015BAC+D−
Terres-de-Haute-Charente Charente3,77717B−AB+D
Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure Charente3,11118BA−C+C

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

About Surin

Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Surin is a commune of 123 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
123 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou
Département
Vienne (86)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
4.7 sq mi (12.1 km²)
INSEE code
86266

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.