In L'Hermenault, 2.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 11% in the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 in L'Hermenault comes in at 8.2%. At 6.4%, the share of flats is lower than in 93% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 914, in 400 households. About one in 16: that is how common second homes are in L'Hermenault (6.2%).
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'Hermenault
An older town
Half of L'Hermenault’s residents are under 52.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 34% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 16% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
L'Hermenault’s population changed by +6% since 2012, more than in 56% 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
The median Vendée town changed +9% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +6% and the next six ±0%.
Older than 89% of compared French towns: half of L'Hermenault is over 52.3
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ L'Hermenault 52.3. The median compared French town: 44.
The figure for residents aged 65 and over is 34% in L'Hermenault and 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A lower share of couples with children than 68% of compared French towns, at 21%
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
Compared with 10% in the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are single parents here. Households here average 2.1 people each. 36% of households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 56% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Only 7.3% of households have no car in L'Hermenault
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
Nearly one in ten households arrived within the last two years, while 21% have stayed 30 years or more. Empty homes are more common here than in 71% of compared French towns. On average, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing make up 12%, close to the figure in the typical compared French town.
Median living standard: €23,270 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.
Half of residents live in households above €23,270 a year per consumption unit and half below; the level is lower than in 79% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person make up 40% in L'Hermenault, more than in 85% of compared French towns
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
Compared with 14% in the typical compared French town, 17% of households are headed by a manual worker here. Typically, nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
L'Hermenault sits below 79% of compared French towns for immigrants (3.3%)
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'Hermenault, 3% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Vendée has 2.1%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 79% of compared French towns. As a yardstick, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 88% of compared French towns: 21% of residents 15 and over are single
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
41% of residents 15 and over are married (typical compared French town: 43%). The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 86% of compared French towns, at 20%
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
Nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town, against 27% in L'Hermenault. In the typical compared French town, the share of graduates of higher education is 30%.
Of 41 French towns its size (914 to 2,582 people), the 8th 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.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
A younger town than 2 of the 6 around it: L'Hermenault
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hermenault | 52.3 | 34% | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 14,059 · 6 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 3.1% | 7.5% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 3,611 · 8.4 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| La Châtaigneraie 2,600 · 11.7 mi | 55.1 | 35% | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Chantonnay 8,557 · 13.2 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Luçon 9,417 · 13.4 mi | 56.2 | 36% | 4.2% | 3% |
| Bournezeau 3,452 · 14.7 mi | 39.8 | 19% | 4.7% | 1.7% |
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'Hermenault
What is the population of L'Hermenault?
914 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (861).
How old are L'Hermenault’s residents?
The median age is 52.3, older than 89% of compared French towns. 18% are under 18 and 34% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in L'Hermenault?
29, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in L'Hermenault?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 28 foreign nationals (3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in L'Hermenault?
€23,270 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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