Press kit · department 86

Vienne.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	1 / 12	68 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	2 / 12	94 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	3 / 12	222 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	4 / 12	274 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	5 / 12	404 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	6 / 12	434 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	7 / 12	560 / 1747
Buxerolles	Small cities	10,253	8 / 12	719 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	9 / 12	729 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	242 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	12 / 12	1675 / 1747
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	11 / 12	1493 / 1747
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	357 / 470
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	10 / 12	1217 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	242 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	1 / 12	62 / 1747
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	1 / 2	73 / 470
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	2 / 2	83 / 470
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	2 / 12	488 / 1747
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	3 / 12	579 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	4 / 12	624 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	5 / 12	665 / 1747
Buxerolles	Small cities	10,253	6 / 12	748 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	7 / 12	953 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	8 / 12	957 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	12 / 12	1398 / 1747
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	11 / 12	1380 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	10 / 12	1140 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	9 / 12	1137 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	8 / 12	957 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	1 / 12	39 / 1747
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	2 / 12	180 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	58 / 470
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	85 / 470
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	3 / 12	332 / 1747
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	4 / 12	369 / 1747
Buxerolles	Small cities	10,253	5 / 12	435 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	6 / 12	575 / 1747
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	7 / 12	601 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	8 / 12	784 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	12 / 12	1544 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	11 / 12	1221 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	10 / 12	1073 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	9 / 12	877 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	8 / 12	784 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	1 / 12	120 / 1747
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	2 / 12	136 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	3 / 12	205 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	4 / 12	279 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	102 / 470
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	105 / 470
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	5 / 12	481 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	6 / 12	518 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	7 / 12	609 / 1747
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	8 / 12	736 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	1 / 12	342 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	2 / 12	377 / 1747
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	1 / 2	178 / 470
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	3 / 12	675 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	4 / 12	958 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	5 / 12	1134 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	6 / 12	1250 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	7 / 12	1319 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	8 / 12	1470 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	9 / 12	1494 / 1747

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	1 / 12	418 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	2 / 12	582 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	161 / 470
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	3 / 12	601 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	4 / 12	700 / 1747
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	208 / 470
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	5 / 12	873 / 1747
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	6 / 12	905 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	7 / 12	940 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	8 / 12	1025 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	12 / 12	1220 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	11 / 12	1095 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	10 / 12	1063 / 1747
Buxerolles	Small cities	10,253	9 / 12	1051 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	8 / 12	1025 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	1 / 12	330 / 1747
Neuville-de-Poitou	Small cities	5,465	2 / 12	476 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	3 / 12	575 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	4 / 12	775 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	5 / 12	893 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	6 / 12	996 / 1747
Loudun	Small cities	6,791	7 / 12	1042 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	8 / 12	1044 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	283 / 470
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	9 / 12	1276 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	12 / 12	1494 / 1747
Buxerolles	Small cities	10,253	11 / 12	1453 / 1747
Migné-Auxances	Small cities	6,276	10 / 12	1392 / 1747
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	373 / 470
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	9 / 12	1276 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Montmorillon	Small cities	5,867	1 / 12	409 / 1747
Chauvigny	Small cities	7,037	2 / 12	454 / 1747
Naintré	Small cities	5,954	3 / 12	645 / 1747
Mignaloux-Beauvoir	Small cities	5,224	4 / 12	691 / 1747
Vouneuil-sous-Biard	Small cities	6,245	5 / 12	723 / 1747
Saint-Benoît	Small cities	7,306	6 / 12	801 / 1747
Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	Small cities	5,663	7 / 12	869 / 1747
Jaunay-Clan	Small cities	7,597	8 / 12	876 / 1747
Châtellerault	Mid-size cities	31,105	1 / 2	247 / 470
Poitiers	Mid-size cities	89,472	2 / 2	255 / 470

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.