At under 1,000 residents, La Bretonnière-la-Claye is too small for the grades other French towns get. 15% of homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €1,562/m².
What makes La Bretonnière-la-Claye stand out
The 2 things La Bretonnière-la-Claye does most differently from other towns.
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay: Photo: Aymeric pathier · CC BY 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bretonnière-la-Claye.
History
La Bretonnière-la-Claye keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Bretonnière-la-Claye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
La Bretonnière-la-Claye has fewer young adults than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24
47.4median age
Degrees are held by 20% of adults. Ages in La Bretonnière-la-Claye split evenly at 47.4: half are older, half younger. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.
La Bretonnière-la-ClayeVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in La Bretonnière-la-Claye walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 1.1%
1%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €24,790 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, La Bretonnière-la-Claye counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). 7.8% of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
On foot0%
100
jobs based in La Bretonnière-la-Claye, 0.4 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,790
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Bretonnière-la-Claye is a commune of 586 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral. 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
Population
586 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.5 km²)
INSEE code
85036
La Bretonnière-la-Claye’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
