Deux-Sèvres

Deux-Sèvres has 375,415 residents in 256 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €1,370/m², from €820/m² in Plaine-et-Vallées to €2,120/m² in Chauray among communes of more than 2,000 people. 70% of households own their main home.

Département 79 · 256 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

375,415residents2022 census

€1,370/m²median price per m²five years of sales

70%of households own their homemain home

5%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Deux-Sèvres.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Deux-Sèvres : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Deux-Sèvres : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Deux-Sèvres : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 37 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Aiffres	5,423	€2,010/m²	€25,020	72%	11%	8.2%	15%	12
Aigondigné	4,685	€1,620/m²	€24,740	83%	8%	4.4%	5%	17
Airvault	3,295	€890/m²	€21,280	70%	15%	9.3%	19%	42
Argentonnay	3,229	€1,000/m²	€20,240	79%	13%	8.8%	25%	30
Bressuire	19,860	€1,500/m²	€21,350	63%	11%	10.8%	18%	56
Celles-sur-Belle	3,834	€1,370/m²	€22,510	68%	11%	7.0%	18%	34
Cerizay	4,795	€1,290/m²	€20,010	62%	14%	10.9%	14%	63
Chauray	7,173	€2,120/m²	€26,010	67%	8%	6.9%	1%	20
Chef-Boutonne	2,387	€910/m²	€19,400	66%	20%	15.9%	25%	31
Châtillon-sur-Thouet	2,675	€1,330/m²	€21,430	79%	22%	8.9%	15%	27
Coulon	2,275	€1,810/m²	€25,270	74%	11%	8.6%	40%	35
Coulonges-sur-l'Autize	2,341	€1,320/m²	€22,130	68%	17%	7.8%	7%	41
Courlay	2,403	€1,110/m²	€20,860	83%	14%	7.4%	12%	26
Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan	2,968	€1,550/m²	€24,990	75%	11%	8.1%	3%	23
La Chapelle-Saint-Laurent	2,080	€1,130/m²	€21,530	77%	15%	7.3%	5%	13
La Crèche	5,681	€1,770/m²	€25,010	77%	12%	5.5%	19%	56
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre	2,261	€970/m²	€21,200	83%	11%	6.4%	20%	12
Lezay	2,013	€930/m²	€20,560	73%	23%	12.5%	11%	20
Loretz-d'Argenton	2,590	€1,030/m²	€20,010	79%	10%	8.8%	2%	19
Magné	2,708	€1,940/m²	€26,170	80%	17%	8.3%	18%	37
Mauléon	8,585	€1,470/m²	€21,720	76%	10%	5.5%	31%	24
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon	2,917	€1,680/m²	€21,960	68%	16%	8.6%	8%	46
Melle	5,790	€1,190/m²	€21,800	61%	17%	8.5%	14%	67
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre	5,100	€1,110/m²	€21,310	74%	14%	6.4%	5%	46
Niort	60,074	€1,970/m²	€23,120	49%	12%	11.6%	12%	98
Nueil-les-Aubiers	5,529	€1,220/m²	€20,570	68%	11%	8.0%	35%	56
Parthenay	10,121	€1,210/m²	€20,240	51%	17%	15.2%	9%	83
Plaine-et-Vallées	2,334	€820/m²	€21,910	87%	16%	7.2%	4%	12
Pompaire	2,052	€1,440/m²	€22,560	81%	14%	6.2%	2%	12
Prahecq	2,249	€1,650/m²	€24,620	77%	12%	5.8%	14%	17
Saint-Gelais	2,217	€2,060/m²	€26,510	85%	8%	4.1%	28%	9
Saint-Maixent-l'École	7,433	€1,230/m²	€19,600	49%	12%	8.5%	8%	69
Saint-Varent	2,396	€1,010/m²	€21,360	77%	16%	9.5%	13%	21
Thouars	13,949	€1,160/m²	€20,280	59%	15%	14.4%	15%	34
Val en Vignes	2,023	€870/m²	€19,700	80%	11%	10.2%	26%	11
Vouillé	3,538	€2,110/m²	€26,430	84%	9%	5.2%	19%	24
Échiré	3,536	€1,900/m²	€25,850	75%	13%	5.6%	10%	32

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

375,415 residents and 172,117 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%

aged under 15

15%

aged 15–29

31%

aged 60 and over

36%

of households are people living alone

23%

of households are couples with children

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

198,461 homes, 87% of them main residences, with 4.6 rooms on average.

86%

of homes are houses

70%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

second homes

empty homes

90%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191918%

1919–19458%

1946–197016%

1971–199029%

1991–200516%

2006–201914%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

28,073 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,370/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€1,810/m²flats2,441 sales

€1,330/m²houses25,632 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

8.8%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

26%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

34%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Deux-Sèvres on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

7.4GPs per 10,000 residents2025

118pharmacieson 1 January 2025

187food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners279

Dentists145

Nurses440

Physiotherapists247

Pharmacies118

Group health centres34

Emergency departments5

Supermarkets and hypermarkets72

Convenience stores and grocers115

Bakeries243

Butchers77

Petrol stations72

EV charging stations186

Post offices and postal points128

Banks176

France services centres26

Police and gendarmerie31

Restaurants705

Hairdressers452

Nurseries61

Swimming pools31

Sports halls133

Gyms35

Cinemas13

Libraries142

Performance venues10

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 256 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Earthquake100%

Severe weather100%

Ground movement95%

Flooding80%

Transport of hazardous goods62%

Radon52%

Dam failure12%

Industrial hazard4%

Mining subsidence2%

2,677natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

17%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows1,303

Drought (clay shrinkage)750

Ground movement514

Storms and cyclones52

Other (snow, hail, avalanches…)52

Earthquakes6

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026