Bois-de-Céné’s strongest subject is health (A−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well — 45% 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 €2,013/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Challans-Gois Communauté.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Bois-de-Céné 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.
Each subject compares Bois-de-Céné 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-de-Céné.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Bois-de-Céné sees fewer deaths than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 76 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bois-de-Céné is Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans, 6.5 mi away. 192 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 196: 2% below. In Vendée, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Bois-de-Céné · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
6.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Only 4.9% of commuters in Bois-de-Céné go to work without a car, fewer than in Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €25,020 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Vendée’s towns (€26,310). 7.7% of people in the labour force have no job. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Bois-de-Céné to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
350
jobs based in Bois-de-Céné, 0.3 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,020
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Bois-de-Céné costs more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.12/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,013/m²: 81 houses and apartments sold in Bois-de-Céné between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.76/m² a month. Houses were 95% of what sold.
€2,013/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bois-de-Céné€2,013/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,005/m²
77
€14.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.23 to €17.75/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.76/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Challans-Gois Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Bois-de-Céné: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Bois-de-Céné is Abbaye de l'Ile-Chauvet (ancienne). Just over one in ten homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Bois-de-Céné, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 9.2% of residents. Bois-de-Céné has a median age of 42.
42median age
Bois-de-CénéVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Bois-de-Céné has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Violence against people ran at 4.8 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 7.6 (2023–2025 average). 27 offenses were reported in Bois-de-Céné during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
4.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence5
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.
4.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
44.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 44.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bois-de-Céné
Is Bois-de-Céné safe?
Bois-de-Céné has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Bois-de-Céné expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,013/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bois-de-Céné grades C for cost of living.
About Bois-de-Céné
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Bois-de-Céné is a commune of 2,256 people in the Communauté de communes Challans-Gois Communauté. 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.
