Work and incomes are strong: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €2,040/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Chaize-le-Vicomte has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Chaize-le-Vicomte 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.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Chaize-le-Vicomte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1908.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chaize-le-Vicomte.
Who lives here
Few people in La Chaize-le-Vicomte are 65 or over: 16%, below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town, above both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 20% of the population here. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
40.1median age
La Chaize-le-VicomteVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education34%
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
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Chaize-le-Vicomte than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.31/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,040/m², comes from 111 sales of houses and apartments in La Chaize-le-Vicomte from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 99% of what sold.
€2,040/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Chaize-le-Vicomte€2,040/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,022/m²
110
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €13.06/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.10/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,990
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
La Chaize-le-Vicomte sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Vendée, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 332 deaths in La Chaize-le-Vicomte from 2016 to 2025; there were 418, 26% more. There are 3 general practitioners here.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw126
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in La Chaize-le-Vicomte · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape La Chaize-le-Vicomte: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Chaize-le-Vicomte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Nicolas. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in La Chaize-le-Vicomte, 5.8%, runs below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.5% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income was €26,420 a year per consumption unit, close to both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,650
jobs based in La Chaize-le-Vicomte, 0.8 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 49% of compared French towns
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Chaize-le-Vicomte: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Chaize-le-Vicomte
Is La Chaize-le-Vicomte safe?
La Chaize-le-Vicomte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Chaize-le-Vicomte expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,040/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Chaize-le-Vicomte grades B for cost of living.
About La Chaize-le-Vicomte
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Chaize-le-Vicomte is a commune of 3,948 people in the Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération. 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
3,948 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération
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.
