Bournezeau grades A+ overall: better than 95% of compared French towns, and #10 of 46 in Vendée. Its weakest subject is walkability (C): 54% 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 €1,649/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay. Its strongest is safety (A): an average of 5.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bournezeau 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 Bournezeau.
Safety
For crime per resident, Bournezeau sits below 85% of compared French towns
55 offenses were reported in Bournezeau during 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage24
Other physical violence17
Family violence14
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
Theft without violence6
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
55
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
20.9%
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 sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 20.9% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Bournezeau costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
110 sales of houses and apartments in Bournezeau, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,649/m².
€1,649/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bournezeau€1,649/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,649/m²
110
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.61/m² a month)
4.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Bournezeau are out of work than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.8%
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.7% of commuters at the census. Bournezeau has 1,050 jobs for 1,650 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income was €25,500 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,050
jobs based in Bournezeau, 0.6 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,500
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 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Bournezeau has a lower adjusted death rate than 66% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Bournezeau have one GP on hand. Its care home for older people (59 places) counts its residents as Bournezeau’s; allowing for it, deaths were 18% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 344 residents of Bournezeau died, against 341 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 1% more. The nearest emergency department to Bournezeau is Clinique Saint Charles, 12.2 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Bournezeau · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Saint Charles
12.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 20% of people in Bournezeau are under 15, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, below Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents. Half the people of Bournezeau are older than 39.8.
39.8median age
BournezeauVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Bournezeau keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bournezeau has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bournezeau
Is Bournezeau safe?
It grades A for safety, #18 of 46 in Vendée.
Is Bournezeau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,649/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bournezeau grades A− for cost of living.
About Bournezeau
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Bournezeau is a commune of 3,452 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay. 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.
