Couples with children make up 41% in L'Oie, more than in 99% of compared French towns
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in L'Oie, 2.8%. The town is home to 1,250 residents in 490 households, by the 2023 Census. For L'Oie, the census puts households in social housing at 2%. On households headed by a retired person, L'Oie sits lower than 93% of compared French towns: 21%.
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'Oie
A town of families
41% of households are couples with children and 4.1% single parents with children; 20% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
14% of residents are 65 or over, below 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'Oie 40.4. The median compared French town: 44.
With residents aged 15 to 24 at 14%, L'Oie is ahead of 94% of compared French towns on that count. Half of the town’s residents are under 40.4, younger than in 77% of compared French towns. Typically, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
L'Oie sits below 97% of compared French towns for one-person households (24%)
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
Set against 10% in the typical compared French town, 4.1% of households are single parents in L'Oie. In the typical compared French town, 35% of households are one person living alone.
Flats: 1.3%, a lower share than 99% of compared French towns
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
Just over a fifth of households have been in place 30 years or more; 6.5% moved in within the last two years. More empty homes than in 56% of compared French towns: 7.2%. On second homes, 2.5% here is much the same as in the typical compared French town.
Households headed by a manual worker: 35%, a higher share than 99% 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
By its share of households headed by a manager or professional (5.2%), L'Oie is below 84% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants make up 2.9% in L'Oie, less than in 83% 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.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 2.9% of residents are foreign nationals in L'Oie. 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.
L'Oie: 50% of residents 15 and over are married, above 91% 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
Single residents make up 22%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. In the typical compared French town, the share of married residents is 43%.
L'Oie ranks below 73% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 24%
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
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; L'Oie has 16%. The wider picture: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 1,250 to 2,582 people: this is the 4th youngest
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).
Every neighbor is older than L'Oie
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Oie | 40.4 | 14% | 2.5% | 2.9% |
| Mouchamps 3,015 · 3.6 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Fulgent 3,994 · 4.9 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1% | 5.5% |
| Essarts-en-Bocage 6,851 · 5.5 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers 2,560 · 5.6 mi | 41 | 20% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Chauché 2,613 · 7.2 mi | 41.1 | 18% | 0.9% | 1.5% |
| Les Herbiers 16,521 · 7.4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2% | 4.4% |
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'Oie
What is the population of L'Oie?
1,250 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 6% more than in 2012 (1,174).
How old are L'Oie’s residents?
The median age is 40.4, younger than 77% of compared French towns. 26% are under 18 and 14% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in L'Oie?
13, with occasional dwellings: 2.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in L'Oie?
INSEE counts 36 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.9% of residents, and 36 foreign nationals (2.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
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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