Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 0.6%
With households in social housing at 2.6%, La Chapelle-Hermier is behind 95% of compared French towns on that count. The 2023 Census counted 1,098 residents in 460 households. Households without a car make up about one in 27 here (3.7%). Residents aged 15 to 24 are rarer here than in 91% of compared French towns.
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 Chapelle-Hermier
One home in four is a second home
The census counted 150 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Chapelle-Hermier, 24% of its 640 homes: higher than in 94% of compared French towns. 97% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 3.3% single parents with children; 22% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
La Chapelle-Hermier had 903 residents at the 2012 census and 1,098 in 2023, up 22%: faster growth than in 92% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
La Chapelle-Hermier ranks above 94% of compared French towns on second homes: 24%
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
The share of empty homes trails nearly three quarters of compared French towns: 5%. The benchmark for second homes in the typical compared French town: 2.1%. 12% of households moved in less than two years ago; 17% have been in their home 30 years or more.
La Chapelle-Hermier’s population changed by +22% since 2012, more than in 92% 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
The first five years brought −1%; the six to 2023, +22%. For comparison, the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vendée town +9%.
A median age of 41.3: La Chapelle-Hermier is younger than 71% 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 Chapelle-Hermier 41.3. The median compared French town: 44.
Set against 22% in the typical compared French town, 19% of residents are 65 or over in La Chapelle-Hermier.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns: 35%
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 2.4 people. As a reference point, a quarter of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. La Chapelle-Hermier has fewer single-parent households than 99% of compared French towns, at 3.3%. With one-person households at 26%, La Chapelle-Hermier is behind 90% of compared French towns on that count.
A median of €23,930 a year per consumption unit
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.
The median standard of living in La Chapelle-Hermier is €23,930 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
La Chapelle-Hermier sits below 96% of compared French towns for households headed by a manager or professional (3.3%)
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
Where nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person in the typical compared French town, La Chapelle-Hermier has 24%. Higher than in 95% of compared French towns: 25% of households are headed by a manual worker. As a yardstick, 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).
La Chapelle-Hermier sits below 99% of compared French towns for immigrants (1.1%)
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.
In La Chapelle-Hermier, 0.7% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The comparison figure for immigrants is 6.5% 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 Chapelle-Hermier sits below 98% of compared French towns for 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
43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town, against 48% in La Chapelle-Hermier. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
19% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 87% of compared French towns
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
Adults with no qualification: 16% here and 19% in the typical compared French town. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
6th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 1,098 to 2,582
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).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than La Chapelle-Hermier
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Hermier | 41.3 | 19% | 24% | 1.1% |
| Coëx 3,428 · 1.9 mi | 48.3 | 27% | 9.8% | 1.7% |
| Les Achards 5,518 · 6.3 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 4.1% | 1.9% |
| Aizenay 10,365 · 6.8 mi | 40.3 | 18% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Brem-sur-Mer 2,993 · 7.3 mi | 60.2 | 42% | 39% | 1.4% |
| Commequiers 3,735 · 7.6 mi | 46.9 | 26% | 7.9% | 2.2% |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer 5,344 · 7.6 mi | 62.9 | 46% | 65% | 2.5% |
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 Chapelle-Hermier
What is the population of La Chapelle-Hermier?
1,098 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 22% more than in 2012 (903).
How old are La Chapelle-Hermier’s residents?
The median age is 41.3, younger than 71% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Chapelle-Hermier?
150, with occasional dwellings: 24% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Chapelle-Hermier?
INSEE counts 12 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.1% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Chapelle-Hermier?
€23,930 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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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