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A town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, home to 1,584 people.
Château-Guibert’s strongest subject is cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C−). Homes sell for a median €1,687/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Château-Guibert 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 Château-Guibert does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Château-Guibert 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.
Château-Guibert has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Château-Guibert as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Nicolas, in La Chaize-le-Vicomte, 6.8 mi away.
17% 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 Château-Guibert.
Of those in the labour force, 5.4% are unemployed. At the census, 3.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Château-Guibert counts 0.3 jobs (200 jobs, 750 workers).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 280 residents of Château-Guibert died, against 178 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 57% more. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 100 per 100 expected, above Vendée’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88) alike. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Château-Guibert is Clinique Saint Charles, 9.2 mi away. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.48/m² a month. Sales in Château-Guibert from July 2023 to June 2026: 60 houses and apartments. Houses were 98% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,688/m² | 59 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
18% are under 15, above Vendée’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. Typical age in Château-Guibert: 42.7, the median.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Château-Guibert | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage in and near Château-Guibert. Best known first.
Nothing in Château-Guibert 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 Château-Guibert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Guibert | 1,584 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | 2,808 | 3.5 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Rives de l'Yon | 4,335 | 3.8 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Bournezeau | 3,452 | 6.2 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Nesmy | 3,100 | 6.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte | 3,948 | 6.8 | — | B | — | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 9.3 | A− | A | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Château-Guibert has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Château-Guibert grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Château-Guibert is a commune of 1,584 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral. 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.