Brem-sur-Mer has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Brem-sur-Mer 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 Brem-sur-Mer.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Brem-sur-Mer: 42% are 65 or over, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.5% of the population. Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here.
60.2median age
Brem-sur-MerVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
42%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Brem-sur-Mer costs more than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,190/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 176 homes were sold in Brem-sur-Mer. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.70/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.13/m² a month.
€3,190/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brem-sur-Mer€3,190/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,213/m²
174
€12.70/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.38 to €15.53/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,690
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Brem-sur-Mer sees 94 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.
The nearest emergency department to Brem-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere, 7.2 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 492 residents of Brem-sur-Mer died, against 446 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more. Life expectancy at birth in Vendée is 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3 GPs practise locally.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw110
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Brem-sur-Mer · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere
7.2 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
2 historic monuments in Brem-sur-Mer, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Brem-sur-Mer is Menhir de la Crulière. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Brem-sur-Mer walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
For its 950 residents in work, Brem-sur-Mer has 500 jobs: 0.5 each. 10.0% of the labour force were unemployed, above Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Brem-sur-Mer went to work by public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
500
jobs based in Brem-sur-Mer, 0.5 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,260
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 43% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Brem-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Brem-sur-Mer was criminal damage (2025). Over 2025, Brem-sur-Mer logged 19 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.5 cases of violence against people and 8.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Burglary6
Armed robbery0
Fraud21
Theft without violence11
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.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
38.5%
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 family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 38.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brem-sur-Mer
Is Brem-sur-Mer safe?
Brem-sur-Mer has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Is Brem-sur-Mer expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brem-sur-Mer grades C− for cost of living.
About Brem-sur-Mer
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Brem-sur-Mer is a commune of 2,993 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. 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
Population
2,993 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
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.
