Dept 86 Rank #19 / 96
Vienne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Nearest city: Poitiers TGV
🚄 TGV
Vienne valley, tufa troglodyte villages
Why this score · reflects your priorities
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.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,038h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: lost ~9 sun hours each year.
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Sunny days
158/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
116/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 fewer rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
638mm/yr
total volume
p27 of 96
Heavy rain
3/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
25/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Winter mildness
7/10
3.1 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.2 °C per year.
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Wind
3.3m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
3/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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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
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Max elevation
232m
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Forest cover
16.4%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Vienne valley, tufa troglodyte villages
Identity
Vienne is the birthplace of Michel Foucault (philosophe).
Notable figures born here
Michel Foucault — philosopheLouis le Pieux — monarqueAliénor d’Aquitaine — femme croiséeHilaire de Poitiers — philosopheJean-Pierre Raffarin — avocatMadame de Montespan — dame de compagnieSylvain Chavanel — coureurClément Janequin — compositeurJacques Babinet — physicienIsmaël Boulliau — physicien
Terroir & appellations
Vienne lies within protected appellation areas, including Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame, Haut-Poitou, Saumur (vins tranquilles rouges).
Saumur Puy-Notre-DameHaut-PoitouSaumur (vins tranquilles rouges)Saumur (vins tranquilles blancs et rosés)Saumur mousseuxAnjouMothais sur feuilleRosé de LoireChabichou du PoitouSainte-Maure de TouraineBeurre Charentes-PoitouCoteaux de Saumur
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (2)
- Théophraste Renaudot
- Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
- Jardins du prieuré de Laverré
- Jardin du château de la Motte
- Jardin du château de Touffou
- Jardin de Fortran
Station classée de tourisme (3)
Risks
Safety score
8/10
Flood risk
Moderate
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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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
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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
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Schools
6/10
Brevet 87%
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Fiber coverage
94%
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Intl schools
1school
International programmes available
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People
Population
432,524
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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
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Poverty rate
14.7%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
10.6%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 28 residents
p61 of 96 · 15,215 beds
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
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Remote work
4.6%
télétravail · works without commuting
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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
—m²
Taxe foncière
44.45%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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