Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Its strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At A− overall, La Châtaigneraie ranks #24 of 46 in Vendée. On that grade it does better than 80% of compared French towns. Health lags (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Châtaigneraie 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Châtaigneraie.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in La Châtaigneraie than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.54/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
99 sales of houses and apartments in La Châtaigneraie, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,099/m². The town is the cheapest of the 75 towns in Vendée: its median sale is €1,099/m².
€1,099/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Châtaigneraie€1,099/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,099/m²
99
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €11.14/m² a month)
3.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de la Châtaigneraie
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
La Châtaigneraie loses more people than its age profile suggests, 109 per 100 expected, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
584 deaths in La Châtaigneraie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 426: 37% above. The nearest emergency department to La Châtaigneraie is Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee, 13.2 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of La Châtaigneraie can choose among 5 GPs. 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.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw137
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in La Châtaigneraie · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Châtaigneraie skews older, with 35% of residents 65 or over, more than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns
14% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, lower than both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of La Châtaigneraie are older than 55.1.
55.1median age
La ChâtaigneraieVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in La Châtaigneraie are out of work than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.2%
Half of residents lived on more than €22,720 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.7% of working residents in La Châtaigneraie didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot11%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
2,050
jobs based in La Châtaigneraie, 2.4 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape La Châtaigneraie: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 19th century. La Châtaigneraie has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
La Châtaigneraie has more crime per resident than 51% of compared French towns
With 2,050 jobs for 850 working residents, La Châtaigneraie draws people in from neighbouring communes. Recorded offenses in the town came to 54 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 10.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.5. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence14
Other physical violence10
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Theft without violence13
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.8%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (9.8% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Le Châtenay and 3 more in and around La Châtaigneraie
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Châtaigneraie. Best known first.
François-Adolphe Chambolle: Benjamin Roubaud, Public domain · Charles Tesson: Michel rocher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louis Perreau du Magné: Jacques-Édouard Gatteaux, CC BY-SA 3.0
La Châtaigneraie’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Châtaigneraie
Is La Châtaigneraie safe?
It grades B− for safety, #30 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Châtaigneraie good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #9 of 34 in Vendée. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Châtaigneraie expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,099/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Châtaigneraie grades A for cost of living.
About La Châtaigneraie
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Châtaigneraie is a commune of 2,600 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de la Châtaigneraie. 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
2,600 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de la Châtaigneraie
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.
