Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 459 in Manche, Normandy.
La Vendelée is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vendelée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ermitage Saint-Gerbold, in Gratot, 0.9 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near La Vendelée. Best known first.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances3.8 km south, in Coutances
MuseumMusée Quesnel-Morinière3.8 km south, in CoutancesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gratot2.4 km southwest, in GratotAttractionAttractionParc médiéval de l'Évêque4 km southeast, in CoutancesHistoric houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Coutances3.9 km south, in CoutancesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Mare3.4 km east, in CoutancesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vendelée.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Manche’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. 15% of residents are children under 15.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Vendelée | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €27,270 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, La Vendelée counts 0.1 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). No commute at all: 1.7% of working residents in the town at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of La Vendelée, 92.2% passed the bac, below Manche’s towns (94.3%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean-Paul II PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 97%+1 pt |
| Lycée Jean-Paul II PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 99 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month. 13 houses and apartments changed hands in La Vendelée from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Vendelée is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Vendelée yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vendelée | 459 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coutances | 8,321 | 2.2 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 3,208 | 4.4 | C+ | A+ | A | C− |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 3,274 | 5 | A | B− | A | C+ |
| Agon-Coutainville | 3,020 | 6.2 | A− | C− | B− | B+ |
| Quettreville-sur-Sienne | 3,167 | 7.5 | — | A− | — | B |
| Marigny-Le-Lozon | 2,761 | 9.9 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
La Vendelée is a commune of 459 people in the Communauté de communes Coutances Mer et Bocage. 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.