Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Over-65s are only 13% of the population. The town, home to 1,046 people, lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Schools do well (A): brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on walkability as well (C). At the median price of €2,106/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Copechagnière 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 one thing La Copechagnière does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Copechagnière 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 Copechagnière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Copechagnière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église (ancienne), in Bellevigny, 6.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Copechagnière.
Graduates make up a quarter of adults. 13% of residents are 65 or over, below both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in La Copechagnière is 37.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Copechagnière | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 8.7 mi away. A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de l'Espérance PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 80 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 550 residents in work, La Copechagnière has 550 jobs: 1 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,870 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Copechagnière is Chd site de Montaigu, 8.5 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 45 residents of La Copechagnière died, against 48 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% fewer. In Vendée, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,106/m²: 43 houses and apartments sold in La Copechagnière between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.05/m² a month, about level with Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,106/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near La Copechagnière. Best known first.
Nothing in La Copechagnière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Copechagnière.
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 Copechagnière | 1,046 | — | — | B− | — | C |
| Les Brouzils | 2,938 | 2.8 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Chauché | 2,613 | 3.7 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| L'Herbergement | 3,482 | 4.5 | — | B | — | C− |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 3,726 | 5.6 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Bellevigny | 6,240 | 5.7 | A− | B | A+ | A− |
| Montréverd | 3,857 | 5.7 | — | B | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Copechagnière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 10.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,106/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Copechagnière grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Copechagnière is a commune of 1,046 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts. 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 4, 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.