La Barre-de-Monts is older than 97% of compared French towns: a median age of 57.3
Compared with 32% in the typical compared French town, 50% of households are headed by a retired person here. 14% of households are couples with children. Empty homes are rarer here than in 87% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 2,367 residents in La Barre-de-Monts, living in 1,260 households.
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 La Barre-de-Monts
One home in two is a second home
The census counted 1,550 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Barre-de-Monts, 53% of its 2,920 homes: higher than in 98% of compared French towns. 80% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of La Barre-de-Monts’ residents are under 57.3 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 36% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 8.5% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A larger share of second homes than 98% of compared French towns: 53%
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 without a car make up 8%, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Against that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Across La Barre-de-Monts, 2.6% of households rent social housing (HLM). 15% of homes are flats, a lower share than in 77% of compared French towns.
Since 2012, La Barre-de-Monts has grown +9%, faster than 66% 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
Here the change came as +1% to 2017, then +8% to 2023. Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +9% in Vendée.
6.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below 98% 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
■ La Barre-de-Monts 57.3. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over; in La Barre-de-Monts, 36%. To put it in context, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
Single-parent households make up 6.8% in La Barre-de-Monts, less than in 92% of compared French towns
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
Households average 1.9 people. Just over two in five households are one person living alone, a higher share than in 74% of compared French towns. On average, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town.
Half of residents have a standard of living above €25,590 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 La Barre-de-Monts’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €25,590 a year per consumption unit, and half above: lower than in 54% of compared French towns. The share living below the poverty line is 12.0%.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 4.4%, a lower share than 90% 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
The census found that 13% of households are headed by a manual worker in La Barre-de-Monts. Set beside that, 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 98% of compared French towns: 1.3%
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.
Foreign nationals: 0.7% here and 4.3% in the typical compared French town. 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.
La Barre-de-Monts ranks below 97% of compared French towns on single residents: 18%
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
Married residents: 48%, above just over four fifths of compared French towns. By way of comparison, a quarter of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
La Barre-de-Monts ranks below 89% of compared French towns on graduates of higher education: 19%
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 La Barre-de-Monts, 21% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. Across the comparison, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (2,367 to 2,582 people), the 5th 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.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
3 of 6 neighbors are older than La Barre-de-Monts
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Barre-de-Monts | 57.3 | 36% | 53% | 1.3% |
| Beauvoir-sur-Mer 4,035 · 4.2 mi | 61.5 | 42% | 13% | 1.8% |
| Saint-Gervais 2,781 · 6.3 mi | 48.7 | 26% | 9.3% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts 8,868 · 7.3 mi | 60.2 | 41% | 67% | 2% |
| Sallertaine 3,518 · 8.7 mi | 47.2 | 25% | 8.3% | 1.6% |
| Noirmoutier-en-l'Île 4,505 · 11.1 mi | 59.2 | 39% | 69% | 1.8% |
| Soullans 4,654 · 11.7 mi | 53.5 | 31% | 7.3% | 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 La Barre-de-Monts
What is the population of La Barre-de-Monts?
2,367 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 9% more than in 2012 (2,174).
How old are La Barre-de-Monts’ residents?
The median age is 57.3, older than 97% of compared French towns. 14% are under 18 and 36% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Barre-de-Monts?
1,550, with occasional dwellings: 53% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Barre-de-Monts?
INSEE counts 30 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.3% of residents, and 16 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Barre-de-Monts?
€25,590 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 12.0% 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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