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This town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire has a population of 3,225.
Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 4.2% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: nearly three in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,954/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Gaubretière 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.
The 2 things La Gaubretière does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Gaubretière 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 Gaubretière has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
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La Gaubretière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
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 Gaubretière.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 299 deaths in La Gaubretière from 2016 to 2025; there were 279, 7% fewer. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to La Gaubretière is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 10.5 mi away. The town has 6 family doctors.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
4.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €25,760 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Gaubretière has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Degrees are held by 26% of adults, about level with Vendée’s towns (26%) and below compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Gaubretière | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,954/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in La Gaubretière from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.77/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.09/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,954/m² | 90 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Gaubretière. Best known first.
La Gaubretière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Landebaudière: Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm La Gaubretière as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Gaubretière | 3,225 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Les Landes-Genusson | 2,638 | 3.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Chanverrie | 5,653 | 3.5 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Les Herbiers | 16,521 | 5.5 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | 6,057 | 6.3 | A+ | B | B+ | B |
| Saint-Fulgent | 3,994 | 7.9 | A+ | B | A | B+ |
| La Bruffière | 3,987 | 8 | — | B− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Gaubretière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.3 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,954/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Gaubretière grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Gaubretière is a commune of 3,225 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne. 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.