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1,122 residents make their home in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car: just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Auchay-sur-Vendée has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Auchay-sur-Vendée does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Auchay-sur-Vendée 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.
Auchay-sur-Vendée has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Auchay-sur-Vendée has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Auchay-sur-Vendée.
After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,350 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 8.2% of the labour force are out of work.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 89 deaths in Auchay-sur-Vendée from 2016 to 2025; there were 58, 35% fewer. Women in Vendée live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Auchay-sur-Vendée is Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee, 2.6 mi away.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.62/m² a month, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 34 homes in Auchay-sur-Vendée.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,290/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Auchay-sur-Vendée has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Auchay-sur-Vendée, 95.6% passed the bac, between Vendée’s towns (97.1%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François VieteNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 113 | 85%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent François RabelaisNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 181 | 97%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 25% of adults, close to Vendée’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). 9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents of Auchay-sur-Vendée have a median age of 44.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Auchay-sur-Vendée | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Auchay-sur-Vendée has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Auchay-sur-Vendée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchay-sur-Vendée | 1,122 | — | — | A− | — | A+ |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 3.5 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 11 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 12 | — | C | — | A |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 12 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Benet | 4,089 | 13 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 14 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Auchay-sur-Vendée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.7 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. 97% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent François Rabelais in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Auchay-sur-Vendée grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Auchay-sur-Vendée is a commune of 1,122 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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.