Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 808 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
L'Orbrie is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing L'Orbrie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in L'Orbrie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Jean, in Fontenay-le-Comte, 1.7 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near L'Orbrie. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve3.7 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq2.2 km east, in Saint-Michel-le-CloucqAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte3 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteAttractionAttractionFontaine des Quatre Tias2.8 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Tiercelettes3.3 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteMuseumMuseumMusée Vendéen3 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComtePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Orbrie.
For L'Orbrie, that is below both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 29% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| L'Orbrie | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
L'Orbrie sits close to Vendée’s towns (92.4%) and above compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André TiraqueauNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 94 | 93%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 133 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 137 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That puts L'Orbrie below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in L'Orbrie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in L'Orbrie yet.
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'Orbrie | 808 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 1.9 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 11 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Benet | 4,089 | 12 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 14 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 16 | — | C | — | A |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 16 | B | B− | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
L'Orbrie is a commune of 808 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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) · 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.