Half of Faymoreau is over 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns
Set against 30% in the typical compared French town, 1.6% of homes are flats in Faymoreau. In 2023, the Census found 209 residents locally, living in 100 households. Here, 5% of households are single parents. Higher than in 83% of compared French towns: 40% of households are headed by a retired person.
Throughout this page, the Vendée median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Faymoreau
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 46 second homes and occasional dwellings in Faymoreau, 24% of its 190 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Faymoreau’s residents are under 53.8 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 26% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 5.3% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Empty homes
The census found 42 homes empty (22%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Faymoreau ranks above 99% of compared French towns on empty homes: 22%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
The share of second homes tops 94% of compared French towns: 24%. Measured more widely, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. About one in 25: that is how common households in social housing are in Faymoreau (4%). Fewer households without a car than in 88% of compared French towns: 5%.
A −4% change since 2012: slower than 84% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −7%, and from 2017 to 2023 +3%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vendée town +9%.
7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 97% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Faymoreau 53.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 65 and over: 26%, above 72% of compared French towns. Against that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
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%.
100 households; 35% are one person
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Compared with other places, couples with children are scarce here: 25%, fewer than in 51% of compared French towns.
A median of €20,510 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €20,510 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Faymoreau sits above 83% of compared French towns for households headed by a manual worker (20%)
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Put another way, about one in ten: one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. Households headed by a manual worker: 14% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Faymoreau sits above 62% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (5.7%)
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Vendée has 2.1%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in 52% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 15: 6.7% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 22% in Faymoreau, less than in 76% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
42% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 74% of compared French towns: 23%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
18% of adults out of school have no qualification, a lower share than in 59% of compared French towns. Against that, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (209 to 2,582 people), the 7th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Faymoreau and its 6 nearest towns: 2 of them are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faymoreau | 53.8 | 26% | 24% | 6.7% |
| La Châtaigneraie 2,600 · 8.6 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 14,059 · 10.2 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 3.1% | 7.5% |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre 5,121 · 11.9 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Benet 4,089 · 12.6 mi | 46.7 | 25% | 4.7% | 2.2% |
| Échiré 3,549 · 14.8 mi | 49.3 | 27% | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| Magné 2,728 · 16.7 mi | 57.7 | 37% | 4.8% | 3.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Faymoreau
What is the population of Faymoreau?
209 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% fewer than in 2012 (217).
How old are Faymoreau’s residents?
The median age is 53.8, older than 92% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 26% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Faymoreau?
46, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Faymoreau?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 6.7% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (5.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Faymoreau?
€20,510 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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