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A town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, home to 2,421 people.
At €2,082/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Achards. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). Walkability is weaker too — 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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. Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche 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 Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche 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.
Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye des Fontenelles (ancienne), in La Roche-sur-Yon, 6.2 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 233 deaths in Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche from 2016 to 2025; there were 315, 35% more. Adjusted for age and care homes, Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche records 100 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Vendée’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 9.5 mi away. 4 GPs practise 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Half of residents lived on more than €26,040 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,082/m², comes from 78 sales of houses and apartments in Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,082/m² | 78 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are a fifth of the population. Residents of Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche have a median age of 42. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 10% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche 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 Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche | 2,421 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Aizenay | 10,365 | 4.2 | A | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Venansault | 4,757 | 4.4 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups | 2,585 | 4.9 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Achards | 5,518 | 5.6 | A | C− | A+ | B |
| Coëx | 3,428 | 7 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux | 7,191 | 7.8 | A | B | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,082/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche is a commune of 2,421 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Achards. 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 November 4, 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.