Valence-en-Poitou’s grades pull in different directions. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is a safe place by the numbers (B+): an average of 7.9 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The trade-off is walkability — 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs & income is weaker too — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 8.6% unemployment. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #18 of 29 in Vienne. That leaves it better than 77% of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Valence-en-Poitou 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 Valence-en-Poitou.
HousingCost of living A
Buying in Valence-en-Poitou costs less than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,063/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Valence-en-Poitou is the second cheapest of the 37 towns in Vienne, at €1,063/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €8.75/m² a month, lower than both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 179 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,063/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Valence-en-Poitou€1,063/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,063/m²
179
€8.75/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.06 to €10.85/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.40/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
Incomes in Valence-en-Poitou run lower than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,620 a year per consumption unit
The census found 6.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Unemployment stood at 8.6%, above Vienne’s towns (8.0%) but below compared French towns (10.1%).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Valence-en-Poitou, 0.7 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Valence-en-Poitou has less crime per resident than 67% of compared French towns
2025 saw 68 offenses recorded in Valence-en-Poitou. The commonest graded crime in the town was sexual violence (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence20
Criminal damage17
Family violence13
Other physical violence9
Burglary9
Fraud12
Theft without violence6
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
68
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 5.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Valence-en-Poitou hold a degree than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: 23%
Retirement age and beyond: just over a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Vienne’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 18% of residents.
47.2median age
Valence-en-PoitouVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Old homes shape Valence-en-Poitou: 24% were built before 1919, more than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Valence-en-Poitou is Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de Valence. On the Culture ministry’s list, Valence-en-Poitou counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Valence-en-Poitou is 19 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Vienne live to 85.8 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Valence-en-Poitou can choose among 6 GPs. Also worth knowing: after the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, about level with compared French towns (88) and above Vienne’s towns (80). From 2016 to 2025, 587 residents of Valence-en-Poitou died, against 576 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Valence-en-Poitou · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique de Poitiers
18.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Fief de Grimoire
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 Valence-en-Poitou
Is Valence-en-Poitou safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #14 of 29 in Vienne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Is Valence-en-Poitou expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Valence-en-Poitou grades A for cost of living.
About Valence-en-Poitou
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Valence-en-Poitou is a commune of 4,325 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
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.
