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FaymoreauVendée

A town of 209 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population

209

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€9.85

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€20,510

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Faymoreau a good place to live?

Faymoreau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Faymoreau stand out

The one thing Faymoreau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

24% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Pont de Fleuriau sur la Vendée · Inscrit · Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Faymoreau’s story

Faymoreau in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Faymoreau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001.

43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1982First protected: Pont de Fleuriau sur la Vendée
2001The protected historic area is created

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Faymoreau.

Who lives here

Few people in Faymoreau are 15 to 24: 7.2%, fewer than in Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Faymoreau comes below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 14% of residents are children under 15.

53.8median age

FaymoreauVendée medianFrance median

Vendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP40%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Faymoreau
	Faymoreau	Vendée median	France median
Under 15	14%	16%	17%
15–24	7.2%	9.9%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	26%	23%	22%
No diploma	18%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	40%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	19%	18%
Higher education	23%	26%	30%

Full pageFaymoreau’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages53.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad6.7% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Faymoreau?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Faymoreau: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Faymoreau, that is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2001. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Faymoreau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

1982

first monument protected

2001

protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)

Full pageFaymoreau’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes43% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Faymoreau?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Faymoreau than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,510 a year per consumption unit

Faymoreau sits below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 12.8% of the labour force are out of work. Faymoreau has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

Motorbike or scooter4%

Public transport1%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Faymoreau, 0.6 per working resident

12.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€20,510

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€20,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Faymoreau costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.85/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Faymoreau below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.85/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Faymoreau€9.85/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vendée median€11.32/m²

€9.85/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.67 to €12.65/m² a month)

€7.93/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageFaymoreau’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€9.85/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Faymoreau

12pages on Faymoreau

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.1 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing16 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.8 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

Faymoreau has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Pont de Fleuriau sur la VendéeBridge

Classé

Croix de cimetièreCross · in Saint-Maixent-de-Beugné, 3.1 mi

Classé

église Saint-ÉtienneChurch · 12th & 15th c. · in Coulonges-sur-l'Autize, 4.6 mi

Classé

Château de la CitardièreChâteau · 17th c. · in Mervent, 5.4 mi

Photo credits

Pont de Fleuriau sur la Vendée: Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Faymoreau

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Faymoreau as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Faymoreau’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →

La ChâtaigneraieFontenay-le-ComteMoncoutant-sur-SèvreBenetÉchiréMagnéFaymoreau

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Faymoreau	209	—	—	—	—	—
La Châtaigneraie	2,600	8.6	A⁻	A	B⁻	D
Fontenay-le-Comte	14,059	10	B⁺	B	C⁻	B⁺
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres	5,121	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺
Benet	4,089	13	A	B⁺	A⁺	C⁺
Échiré Deux-Sèvres	3,549	15	A⁺	A⁻	A	A
Magné Deux-Sèvres	2,728	17	A	B	A⁻	B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Faymoreau

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Faymoreau is a commune of 209 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée, Sèvre, Autise. 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: 209 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Vendée, Sèvre, Autise
Département: Vendée (85)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 4.2 sq mi (11 km²)
INSEE code: 85087

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.