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Find your town in Vendée

Vendée has 253 towns and villages, each with its page. Its 75 towns of 2,500 or more are graded against towns across France on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more; 106 of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades.

46graded towns
27grade A− or better
253towns and villages
La Roche-sur-Yonlargest · 54,849
Vendée at a glance

What Vendée is like

The median ranked town in Vendée grades highest on schools and safety against towns across France, and lowest on walkability. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in Vendée against French towns · the line marks the median French town
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46 towns · ordered by Vendée rank

A+

Cugand-la-Bernardière

Town · 5,711 people · #35 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyAJobs & incomeLowestB−Cost of living
A+

Mortagne-sur-Sèvre

Town · 6,057 people · #68 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsAJobs & incomeLowestBWalkability
A+

Le Poiré-sur-Vie

Town · 8,649 people · #77 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsASafetyLowestC−Walkability
A+

Sèvremont

Town · 6,385 people · #81 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyAHealthLowestCWalkability
A+

Saint-Fulgent

Town · 3,994 people · #94 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyAJobs & incomeLowestC+Walkability
A+

Essarts-en-Bocage

Town · 6,851 people · #100 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestC−Walkability
A+

La Ferrière

Town · 5,454 people · #113 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−HealthLowestC+Walkability
A+

Venansault

Town · 4,757 people · #115 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyAHealthLowestCWalkability
A+

Mouilleron-le-Captif

Town · 5,273 people · #134 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeA+SafetyLowestC−Walkability
A+

Bournezeau

Town · 3,452 people · #183 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−Cost of livingLowestCWalkability
A+

Montaigu-Vendée

Large town · 21,134 people · #191 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeA−HealthLowestCCost of living
A

Benet

Town · 4,089 people · #219 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyASchoolsLowestC−Walkability
A

Les Achards

Town · 5,518 people · #240 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyASchoolsLowestC−Cost of living
A

Pouzauges

Town · 5,668 people · #298 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+Cost of livingB+SafetyLowestB−Walkability
A

Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux

Town · 7,191 people · #369 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthASafetyLowestCWalkability
A

Rocheservière

Town · 3,594 people · #377 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASchoolsB+Jobs & incomeLowestC+Health
A

Les Herbiers

Town · 16,521 people · #458 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA−SchoolsLowestC+Cost of living
A

Aizenay

Town · 10,365 people · #561 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−Jobs & incomeB+HealthLowestCWalkability
A−

Saint-Jean-d'Hermine

Town · 3,611 people · #589 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingA−SchoolsLowestCWalkability
A−

Dompierre-sur-Yon

Town · 4,625 people · #591 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASafetyLowestC−Walkability
A−

Bellevigny

Town · 6,240 people · #644 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyAJobs & incomeLowestD−Schools
A−

Le Fenouiller

Town · 4,978 people · #658 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyA+SchoolsLowestC−Cost of living
A−

Sallertaine

Town · 3,518 people · #772 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAHealthASafetyLowestC−Walkability
A−

La Châtaigneraie

Town · 2,600 people · #773 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestACost of livingASchoolsLowestDHealth
A−

Rives de l'Yon

Town · 4,335 people · #783 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SafetyB+Cost of livingLowestDWalkability
A−

Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine

Town · 3,653 people · #804 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyB+Jobs & incomeLowestC+Health
A−

La Garnache

Town · 5,515 people · #860 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyA−HealthLowestC−Walkability
B+

Fontenay-le-Comte

Town · 14,059 people · #1,134 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−SchoolsA−WalkabilityLowestC−Safety
B+

Chantonnay

Town · 8,557 people · #1,188 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+SchoolsB+Cost of livingLowestC+Walkability
B

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Town · 8,333 people · #1,463 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsA−Jobs & incomeLowestDCost of living
B

Soullans

Town · 4,654 people · #1,481 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyBJobs & incomeLowestC−Walkability
B

Les Sables-d'Olonne

Large town · 49,603 people · #1,705 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−WalkabilityB+Jobs & incomeLowestDCost of living
B−

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Town · 13,074 people · #1,986 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA+SchoolsB−SafetyLowestC−Cost of living
B−

La Roche-sur-Yon

Large town · 54,849 people · #2,062 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityBSchoolsLowestC−Safety
C+

Beauvoir-sur-Mer

Town · 4,035 people · #2,149 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestASafetyB−WalkabilityLowestC−Cost of living
C+

Luçon

Town · 9,417 people · #2,154 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestA−WalkabilityB+Cost of livingLowestC−Safety
C+

Challans

Large town · 22,943 people · #2,406 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBSchoolsB−Jobs & incomeLowestC−Cost of living
C+

Jard-sur-Mer

Town · 3,235 people · #2,413 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+WalkabilityBJobs & incomeLowestDCost of living
C

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Town · 8,492 people · #2,662 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+Jobs & incomeBSafetyLowestDWalkability
C

Longeville-sur-Mer

Town · 2,625 people · #2,704 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBJobs & incomeB−WalkabilityLowestDCost of living
C

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Town · 5,344 people · #2,779 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB−Jobs & incomeB−HealthLowestC−Cost of living
C−

L'Île-d'Yeu

Town · 4,883 people · #3,043 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBWalkabilityB−SafetyLowestDCost of living
C−

L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île

Town · 2,845 people · #3,226 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+WalkabilityBHealthLowestDCost of living
D

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Town · 8,868 people · #3,571 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBSchoolsB−Jobs & incomeLowestDSafety
D−

La Tranche-sur-Mer

Town · 3,136 people · #3,611 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestBWalkabilityBJobs & incomeLowestDCost of living
D−

Noirmoutier-en-l'Île

Town · 4,505 people · #3,662 of 3,798 nationally

StrongestB+WalkabilityB+Jobs & incomeLowestD−Cost of living

19 of these towns have a Safety Grade with a caution: between 10% and 25% of their index uses the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.

No overall grade

Towns without an overall grade

Each has its page and the subject grades it has. In France an overall grade needs a Safety Grade, and five graded subjects in all.

Chanverrie5,653 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health A+, Jobs & income A, Walkability C+La Bruffière3,987 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Health B, Jobs & income A−, Walkability B−La Chaize-le-Vicomte3,948 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health C+, Jobs & income A, Walkability B−Montréverd3,857 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health B+, Jobs & income B, Walkability C−Commequiers3,735 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health B−, Jobs & income C−, Walkability C+Chavagnes-en-Paillers3,726 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Schools A, Health B+, Jobs & income B+, Walkability CLes Lucs-sur-Boulogne3,701 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health B, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C+Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre3,550 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Schools A, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability CL'Herbergement3,482 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools A, Health C−, Jobs & income A, Walkability BCoëx3,428 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Health C, Jobs & income C+, Walkability B−Treize-Septiers3,416 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Health A, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C+La Gaubretière3,225 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Health A, Jobs & income B+, Walkability CLe Boupère3,151 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health B+, Jobs & income B+, Walkability CAngles3,115 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C−, Health C, Jobs & income C−, Walkability C+Nesmy3,100 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools B−, Health A+, Jobs & income B, Walkability C−Mouchamps3,015 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health A+, Jobs & income B, Walkability CBrem-sur-Mer2,993 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C−, Health C, Jobs & income C, Walkability C+Les Epesses2,983 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health A+, Jobs & income A, Walkability B−Les Brouzils2,938 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Schools A, Health A+, Jobs & income A, Walkability B−Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,808 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health B+, Jobs & income C+, Walkability C+L'Île-d'Olonne2,802 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C−, Health C+, Jobs & income C, Walkability DSaint-Gervais2,781 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Health A, Jobs & income C, Walkability C−Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron2,727 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B, Health A−, Jobs & income C+, Walkability CSainte-Foy2,717 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C, Health A+, Jobs & income B−, Walkability DLes Landes-Genusson2,638 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living C+, Health C+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability BChauché2,613 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health C+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C−Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups2,585 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Health A, Jobs & income C+, Walkability C−Nieul-le-Dolent2,571 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish.Graded on its page: Cost of living C, Schools B−, Health B+, Jobs & income B, Walkability C−Saint-Martin-des-Noyers2,560 people · No Safety Grade: over a quarter of its Safety index would come from the département’s average for crimes too few to publish; no School Grade: no collège with published results within 5 km.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health C+, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C
Every town and village

178 smaller towns and villages in Vendée

With the 75 towns of 2,500 or more above, these are all 253 communes of Vendée, A to Z. Towns of 1,000 to 2,499 have subject grades on their page (the figure is the population); villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades. The search at the top finds these too.

Antigny1,027Apremont2,108Auchay-sur-Vendée1,122Avrillé1,403Barbâtre1,824Bazoges-en-Paillers1,555Bazoges-en-Pareds1,184Beaufou1,683Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche2,421Beaurepaire2,385Bois-de-Céné2,256Bouin2,205Chaillé-les-Marais1,924Champagné-les-Marais1,824Château-Guibert1,584Châteauneuf1,140Cheffois1,009Corpe1,024Doix lès Fontaines1,779Falleron1,725Fougeré1,240Foussais-Payré1,168Froidfond2,208Givrand2,205Grosbreuil2,221L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie2,277L'Épine1,636L'Île-d'Elle1,502L'Oie1,250La Barre-de-Monts2,367La Boissière-de-Montaigu2,311La Boissière-des-Landes1,464La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire1,100La Chaize-Giraud1,124La Chapelle-Hermier1,098La Chapelle-Palluau1,124La Copechagnière1,046La Genétouze2,011La Guérinière1,377La Meilleraie-Tillay1,485La Merlatière1,009La Rabatelière1,024La Réorthe1,161Landeronde2,303Landevieille1,519Le Bernard1,319Le Champ-Saint-Père2,135Le Girouard1,156Le Langon1,045Le Perrier2,280Les Magnils-Reigniers1,486Les Velluire-sur-Vendée1,358Longèves1,369Maché1,831Martinet1,229Mervent1,063Mesnard-la-Barotière1,558Montournais1,630Mouilleron-Saint-Germain1,744Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits2,385Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin1,233Nalliers2,389Notre-Dame-de-Monts2,420Notre-Dame-de-Riez2,213Palluau1,128Pissotte1,132Poiroux1,246Rives-d'Autise2,036Rives-du-Fougerais1,500Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie1,960Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux1,394Saint-Avaugourd-des-Landes1,213Saint-Denis-la-Chevasse2,419Saint-Étienne-du-Bois2,311Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux1,870Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay1,640Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges1,917Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis1,101Saint-Julien-des-Landes2,085Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie1,234Saint-Malô-du-Bois1,612Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe1,042Saint-Martin-des-Tilleuls1,150Saint-Mathurin2,496Saint-Mesmin1,774Saint-Michel-en-l'Herm2,329Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq1,253Saint-Paul-en-Pareds1,377Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin1,354Saint-Prouant1,666Saint-Révérend1,549Saint-Urbain2,000Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon1,615Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard1,741Sainte-Cécile1,575Sainte-Florence1,359Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine2,084Sérigné1,048Terval2,147Thorigny1,275Tiffauges1,544Treize-Vents1,226Triaize1,071Vairé1,960Vendrennes1,799Vix1,835
72 villages under 1,000 people, A to Z: their page, no grades
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Départements next to Vendée

The départements that share a border with it: each one’s communes, and how many of its towns have an overall grade.

Questions about Vendée

What is the best place to live in Vendée?

Cugand-la-Bernardière ranks first of 46 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and jobs & income (A) are its strongest grades; cost of living (B−) is its lowest. Mortagne-sur-Sèvre and Le Poiré-sur-Vie follow.

How do the biggest towns in Vendée grade?

La Roche-sur-Yon (54,849 people) grades B− overall, with its best grade in walkability. Les Sables-d'Olonne (49,603 people) grades B overall, with its best grade in walkability.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Vendée, where five or more have an overall grade.

Is every commune in Vendée on TownRatings?

Yes: all 253 have their page, listed on this page. Grading depends on size: the 75 towns of 2,500 or more get every grade we can give them, the 106 of 1,000 to 2,499 get subject grades, and the 72 villages under 1,000 have their page with the figures, without grades.

Why isn’t my town ranked?

The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Angles and Le Boupère and Les Brouzils and La Bruffière and 25 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.

Photos: Cugand-la-Bernardière, Llann Wé² , ex- Week-et-pédia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Surkål (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Poiré-sur-Vie, mwanasimba from La Réunion (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Sèvremont, Llann Wé² (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Fulgent, Tom Drake (Public domain) · Essarts-en-Bocage, Éduarel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Ferrière, Mairie La Ferrière (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Venansault, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Mouilleron-le-Captif, Mairie Mouilleron le Captif (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bournezeau, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Montaigu-Vendée, Mathéolvg (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Benet, Xfigpower (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Les Achards, Pierre871 (Public domain) · Pouzauges, Shagshag (CC BY 2.0) · Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux, Bastien.pierre (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Rocheservière, Etienne Baudon (Public domain) · Les Herbiers, Gilles Guillamot (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Aizenay, Père Igor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Jean-d'Hermine, François-Léon Sicard (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Dompierre-sur-Yon, Noé Bodin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bellevigny, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Le Fenouiller, Bococo (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Sallertaine, Yabon (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Châtaigneraie, Yzergues (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Rives de l'Yon, Ce fichier est une réalisation d’Éduarel. En cas de réutili… (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Philbert-de-Bouaine, Llann Wé² , ex- Week-et-pédia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Garnache, Dileborn (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Fontenay-le-Comte, Jmdigne (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Chantonnay, Tirand (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Rijksmuseum (CC0) · Soullans, Llann Wé² (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Les Sables-d'Olonne, Thomas Drake (Public domain) · Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, andre oortgijs (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Roche-sur-Yon, Chabe01 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Beauvoir-sur-Mer, Gilles Guillamot (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Luçon, Association Les Phénix de Richelieu (CC BY 4.0) · Challans, Dileborn (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Jard-sur-Mer, mwanasimba from La Réunion (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, Aperro (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Longeville-sur-Mer, PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bretignolles-sur-Mer, oatsy40 (CC BY 2.0) · L'Île-d'Yeu, OT L'île d'Yeu (CC BY-SA 3.0) · L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île, Jean-Pierre Bazard Jpbazard (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Saint-Jean-de-Monts, mphb45 (CC BY 3.0) · La Tranche-sur-Mer, Minou85 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, Jean-Christophe BENOIST (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #47 of October 30, 2026 · INSEE, census 2023 (population). 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.