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A town of 10,365 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Aizenay grades A overall: better than 85% of compared French towns, and #18 of 46 in Vendée. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 60% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,468/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Aizenay does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Aizenay with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aizenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aizenay.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 808 deaths in Aizenay from 2016 to 2025; there were 765, 5% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Aizenay is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 10.5 mi away. Women in Vendée live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 4 general practitioners here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Aizenay, 99.0% passed the bac, higher than both Vendée’s towns (97.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #20 of 34 in Vendée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Sainte-Marie PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 104 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Colette Le BretNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 131 | 99%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.1 violent offenses and 10.7 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. The 2025 count: 150 offenses in Aizenay. More of the graded crimes here were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Unemployment stood at 7.2%, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.2% of commuters travelled at the census. Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.1% of working residents in Aizenay didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Aizenay has a median age of 40.3 years. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Aizenay | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century. 7% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than Vendée’s towns (6.3%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,468/m², comes from 316 sales of houses and apartments in Aizenay from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.19/m² a month, near Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,460/m² | 306 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Aizenay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Saint-Benoît: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Aizenay.
Fabien Grellier: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizenay | 10,365 | — | A | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 8,649 | 5.5 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Venansault | 4,757 | 5.7 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 5,273 | 7.3 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Coëx | 3,428 | 7.7 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron | 2,727 | 8.9 | — | B | — | A− |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups | 2,585 | 8.9 | — | B− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B+ for safety, #23 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 25 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #20 of 34 in Vendée. The lycée stands out: 99% of 131 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Colette Le Bret in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,468/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Aizenay grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Aizenay is a commune of 10,365 people in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.
