Commequiers has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 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 Commequiers 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 Commequiers.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Commequiers run lower than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,800 a year per consumption unit
On this, Commequiers is below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). 4.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
950
jobs based in Commequiers, 0.6 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,800
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 36% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Commequiers hold a degree than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 18%
In the comparison, Commequiers comes below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.3% of the population.
46.9median age
CommequiersVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
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%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
The median sale price of homes in Commequiers is €2,462/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 168 sales of houses and apartments in Commequiers from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,339/m² for the median of compared towns in Vendée.
€2,462/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Commequiers€2,462/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,458/m²
166
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €13.27/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.04/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 B−
Commequiers’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 459 residents of Commequiers died, against 422 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Its three care homes for older people (98 places) count their residents as Commequiers’; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Commequiers · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
6.1 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
Commequiers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 38 offenses in the graded categories in Commequiers in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary and vehicle theft, 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, 34.8% of the index here.
2.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Family violence13
Theft from vehicles7
Armed robbery0
Fraud24
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.
2.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
38
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
34.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Charles-François de La Rochefoucauld-Bayers: Jean-Michel Moreau (1741–1814) Texier G. (vers 1750-après 1824, graveur), Dejabin (éditeur), Public domain
Commequiers’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Commequiers
Is Commequiers safe?
Commequiers has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Commequiers expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €10.46/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Commequiers grades B for cost of living.
About Commequiers
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Commequiers is a commune of 3,735 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
3,735 (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.
