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Departments Vienne 86 · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Dept 86 Rank #19 / 96
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Vienne

Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Poitiers TGV
🚄 TGV

Vienne valley, tufa troglodyte villages

Why this score

Vienne offers affordable property, good rail links and mild winters, with flat scenery as its only real softness. La Vienne offre un immobilier abordable, de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires et des hivers doux, avec des paysages plats comme seule vraie faiblesse.

Communes

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Climate

Sunshine
2,038h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~9 sun hours each year.
p57 of 96
Sunny days
158/yr
days >50% sunlit
p52 of 96
Rain days
116/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
p39 of 96
Annual rainfall
638mm/yr
total volume
p27 of 96
Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
p29 of 96
Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
p13 of 96
Hot days >30°
25/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p63 of 96
Winter mildness
7/10
3.1 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
p69 of 96
Wind
3.3m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.
p73 of 96
Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
p34 of 96
Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
22
J
25
J
25
A
20
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +3 so far
Tropical nights ~+12 nights · +2 so far
Frost days ~-17 days · -16 so far
Dry-soil days ~+16 days

Landscape

Landscape score
3/10
p16 of 96
Max elevation
232m
p16 of 96
Forest cover
16.4%
p24 of 96
Characteristics
🌾 Rural

Vienne valley, tufa troglodyte villages

Identity

Vienne is the birthplace of Michel Foucault (philosophe).

Notable figures born here

Terroir & appellations

Vienne lies within protected appellation areas, including Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame, Haut-Poitou, Saumur (vins tranquilles rouges).

Distinctions

Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
Station classée de tourisme (3)

Risks

Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
p46 of 96
Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
p82 of 96
Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
p80 of 96
Major risks present
Nuclear nearby

Share of the department's communes listing each risk category

Earthquake Very high 100% p80 of 96
Ground movement Very high 100% p90 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very high 100% p93 of 96
Severe weather Very high 100% p90 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport Very high 100% p92 of 96
Flooding High 70.9% p65 of 96
Wildfire Low 31.7% p68 of 96
Dam failure Very low 16.2% p63 of 96
+2 more
Nuclear Very low 7.2% p86 of 96
Industrial hazard Very low 4.2% p57 of 96

Transport

Transport
9/10
1.5 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
1
A10
Work locally
33%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Poitiers TGV
Airport
Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) · ~12 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
1.5h direct
🛣 Highways
A10

Services

Healthcare
7/10
APL 4.0
p74 of 96
Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
p51 of 96
Fiber coverage
94%
p22 of 96
Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
p31 of 96

People

Population
432,524
p42 of 96
Density
62/km²
Mixed
-23% vs median 81
32 387
Pop trend
+0.1%/yr
-0.1 pts vs median · p39
Median income
$25,300
standard of living · $/yr
p46 of 96
Poverty rate
14.7%
below 60% of median living standard
p45 of 96
Unemployment
10.6%
active population out of work
p39 of 96
Tourism
1 bed per 28 residents
p61 of 96 · 15,215 beds
1/92 1/9
Age distribution · % of population
0-14
17%
15-24
12%
25-39
13%
40-54
14%
55-69
19%
70+
25%
Office professionals
15.3%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
p64 of 96
Remote work
4.6%
télétravail · works without commuting
p55 of 96
Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
15.3%
At-home trades
Farmers
1.9%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.2%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
26.9%
Clerical & service staff
28.7%
Manual workers
21%

Real estate

Median
$1,560/m²
$630 $2,850
House $1,430 Apt $2,270
+0.1%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
Taxe foncière
44.45%
typical commune rate · TFPB
p46 of 96
Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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