Avrillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. At the median price of €2,389/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Avrillé 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Renting in Avrillé costs more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.95/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts Avrillé above both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,389/m², comes from 72 sales of houses and apartments in Avrillé from July 2023 to June 2026.
€2,389/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Avrillé€2,389/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,366/m²
71
€13.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €18.74/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Avrillé gets a C− for jobs & income
At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and below compared French towns (13.4%). 10.2% of the labour force are out of work.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
250
jobs based in Avrillé, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Avrillé sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Avrillé is above both Vendée’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Avrillé · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere
12.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More protected monuments for its size in Avrillé than in Vendée or compared French towns: 64 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Avrillé comes above both Vendée’s towns (2.5) and compared French towns (2.5). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991. The Culture ministry lists 9 historic monuments in Avrillé: 8 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Avrillé
Is Avrillé safe?
Avrillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 12.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Avrillé expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Avrillé grades C− for cost of living.
About Avrillé
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Avrillé is a commune of 1,403 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral. 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
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.
