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2,311 people live in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 40% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on cost of living as well (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest is walkability — 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,767/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. La Boissière-de-Montaigu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things La Boissière-de-Montaigu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Boissière-de-Montaigu with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
La Boissière-de-Montaigu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Boissière-de-Montaigu; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Boissière-de-Montaigu.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Vendée live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 105 residents of La Boissière-de-Montaigu died, against 148 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Boissière-de-Montaigu is Chd site de Montaigu, 5.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.46/m² a month. The market in La Boissière-de-Montaigu: 55 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,767/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 24% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in La Boissière-de-Montaigu: 600, for 1,200 residents in work (0.5 each). 4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Median disposable income is €25,770 a year for each consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century. The pre-1919 share of homes is 9.7%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near La Boissière-de-Montaigu. Best known first.
La Boissière-de-Montaigu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château d'Asson: Photo: Mbursar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Boissière-de-Montaigu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | 2,311 | — | — | A− | — | A+ |
| Treize-Septiers | 3,416 | 3.5 | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Landes-Genusson | 2,638 | 3.5 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| La Bruffière | 3,987 | 4.5 | — | B− | — | B |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 3,726 | 4.6 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Montaigu-Vendée | 21,134 | 5.8 | A+ | C | A− | A− |
| La Gaubretière | 3,225 | 6.1 | — | B− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Boissière-de-Montaigu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Boissière-de-Montaigu grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Boissière-de-Montaigu is a commune of 2,311 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.