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This town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire has a population of 3,482.
L'Herbergement’s schools beat most: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot (C−). Homes sell for a median €2,202/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. L'Herbergement has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things L'Herbergement does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares L'Herbergement 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.
L'Herbergement has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Herbergement as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de la Petite-Roche, in Montréverd, 1.9 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Herbergement.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.3 mi off. On school results, the town ranks #9 of 34 in Vendée. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de l'Espérance PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, higher than both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| L'Herbergement | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, L'Herbergement records 100 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 223 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 303, 36% more. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 3 GPs practise in the town.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, between Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,870 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,202/m², comes from 116 sales of houses and apartments in L'Herbergement from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.54/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.05/m² a month, close to Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,196/m² | 115 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near L'Herbergement. Best known first.
AttractionLogis de la Chabotterie4.4 km southwest, in MontréverdAttractionAttractionCharette et la Guerre de Vendée4.4 km southwest, in MontréverdChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ligny4.9 km southeast, in Les BrouzilsChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Thebline3.7 km southeast, in Les BrouzilsChâteauChâteauChâteau du Hallay3.6 km northeast, in Montaigu-VendéePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in L'Herbergement is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in L'Herbergement.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Herbergement | 3,482 | — | — | B | — | C− |
| Montréverd | 3,857 | 2.7 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Les Brouzils | 2,938 | 2.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Vieillevigne Loire-Atlantique | 4,150 | 4.9 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Montaigu-Vendée | 21,134 | 5.1 | A+ | C | A− | A− |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 3,726 | 6.1 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Rocheservière | 3,594 | 6.5 | A | B | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
L'Herbergement has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #9 of 34 in Vendée. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,202/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so L'Herbergement grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
L'Herbergement is a commune of 3,482 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu. 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.