L'Herbergement sits above 94% of compared French towns for couples with children (36%)
The median age in L'Herbergement is 39.5, lower than in just over four fifths of compared French towns. Census figures put flats at 3.4% in the town. The 2023 Census counted 3,482 residents in 1,370 households. By its share of households without a car (3.8%), L'Herbergement is below 95% of compared French towns.
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 L'Herbergement
A town of families
36% of households are couples with children and 7.2% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
L'Herbergement had 2,903 residents at the 2012 census and 3,482 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
L'Herbergement’s population changed by +20% since 2012, more than in 90% 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
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +9% for the median Vendée town, the change came in two steps: +9% from 2012 to 2017, then +10% to 2023.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 15% in L'Herbergement, less than in 92% 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
■ L'Herbergement 39.5. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, residents aged 15 to 24 sit close to the figure in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
L'Herbergement ranks below 90% of compared French towns on one-person households: 27%
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
Single-parent households: 7.2%, below 88% of compared French towns. Elsewhere, 35% of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. Households average 2.5 people.
Fewer households in social housing than 84% of compared French towns: 5.5%
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
Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.8%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 15%. The benchmark for households in social housing in the typical compared French town: 12%. Second homes are rarer here than in 95% of compared French towns. Add to that, the share of empty homes is 4.7%, against 6.7% in the typical compared French town.
The middle resident’s standard of living: €26,870 a year
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.
Living standards centre on €26,870 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 60% of compared French towns. 6.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
More households headed by a manual worker than 99% of compared French towns: 27%
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
By its share of households headed by a retired person (25%), L'Herbergement is below 84% of compared French towns. The usual figure: 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town. Locally, 13% of households are headed by a manager or professional.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
In L'Herbergement, 3.1% of residents are immigrants, fewer than in 81% of compared French towns
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.
In L'Herbergement, 2.4% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. Immigrants: 6.5% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In L'Herbergement, 44% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 61% 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
About one in four: that is how common single residents are in L'Herbergement (25%). To put it in context, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 12% in L'Herbergement, less than in 88% of compared French towns
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
The share of graduates of higher education is 35%, against 30% in the typical compared French town. Adults with no qualification: 19% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
The 6th youngest of 41 French towns of 3,452 to 3,512 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Sainte-Geneviève is the youngest (36.6); Bréhal the oldest (60.1).
L'Herbergement sits below 5 of its 6 closest neighbors on median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Herbergement | 39.5 | 15% | 0.5% | 3.1% |
| Montréverd 3,857 · 2.7 mi | 37.2 | 13% | 2.7% | 1.2% |
| Les Brouzils 2,938 · 2.8 mi | 42.3 | 18% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| Vieillevigne 4,150 · 4.9 mi | 41.3 | 20% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Montaigu-Vendée 21,134 · 5.1 mi | 41.9 | 18% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers 3,726 · 6.1 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Rocheservière 3,594 · 6.5 mi | 39.8 | 18% | 2.3% | 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 L'Herbergement
What is the population of L'Herbergement?
3,482 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (2,903).
How old are L'Herbergement’s residents?
The median age is 39.5, younger than 82% of compared French towns. 27% are under 18 and 15% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in L'Herbergement?
8, with occasional dwellings: 0.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in L'Herbergement?
INSEE counts 110 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.1% of residents, and 85 foreign nationals (2.4%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in L'Herbergement?
€26,870 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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