Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 710 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Bourneau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bourneau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourneau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Bourneau. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bourneau.
In the comparison, Bourneau comes below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 19% of residents are 65 or over.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bourneau | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 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.
For Bourneau, that is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bourneau: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Bourneau is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bourneau sits below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. The median disposable income is €23,840 a year per consumption unit. Bourneau has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker.
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.
That puts Bourneau below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,375/m², comes from 33 sales of houses and apartments in Bourneau from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,375/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bourneau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bourneau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourneau | 710 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 5.5 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 8.1 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 12 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 14 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Benet | 4,089 | 16 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 16 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Bourneau is a commune of 710 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.