Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 390 in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Voulême is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Voulême does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Voulême as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre Pèse, in Limalonges, 3.1 mi away.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voulême.
Under-15s account for 12% of the population. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town, above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up a fifth of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Voulême | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Voulême number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income is €24,470 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 7.0%, lower than both Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Voulême from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €6.17/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Voulême is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Voulême.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voulême | 390 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civray | 2,522 | 4.4 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Ruffec Charente | 3,449 | 5.2 | B+ | A− | D− | B |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 4,325 | 15 | A− | A | B+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Voulême is a commune of 390 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
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.