Below 99% of compared French towns: 1.4% of homes are flats
The figure for households headed by a manual worker is 35% in La Taillée and 14% in the typical compared French town. 3.8% of households rent social housing (HLM), a lower share than in 91% of compared French towns. This Vendée town is home to 550 residents in 240 households, by the 2023 Census. In La Taillée, just over one in ten households are single parents.
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 Taillée
One home in nine is a second home
The census counted 32 second homes and occasional dwellings in La Taillée, 11% of its 300 homes: higher than in 88% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 88% of compared French towns: 11%
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 households without a car trails just over two thirds of compared French towns: 7.7%. At 7.2%, the share of empty homes is higher than in 56% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
La Taillée changed by +1% from 2012 to 2023, slower than 67% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vendée town +9%.
Older than 67% of compared French towns: half of La Taillée is over 46.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Taillée 46.5. The median compared French town: 44.
More residents aged 15 to 24 than in 52% of compared French towns: 11%. About one in five: that is how common residents aged 65 and over are in La Taillée (22%).
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
Below 74% of compared French towns: 31% of households are one person living alone
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
Set against 25% in the typical compared French town, nearly a quarter of households are couples with children in La Taillée. The usual figure: just over a third of households are one person living alone in the typical compared French town. A household here holds 2.3 people on average.
A median of €23,910 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.
Living standards centre on €23,910 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
32% of households are headed by a retired person, fewer than in 53% of compared French towns
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
Households headed by a manager or professional are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 0.7%
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.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 0.7% in La Taillée. In the typical compared French town, 6.5% of residents are immigrants.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
In La Taillée, 51% of residents 15 and over are married, more than in 93% of compared French towns
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
In the typical compared French town, 25% of residents 15 and over are single; in La Taillée, 23%. For married residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 43%.
Graduates of higher education: 14%, a lower share than 98% 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
The figure for adults with no qualification is 26% in La Taillée 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.
Ranked by age, 18th oldest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 3 of 6 towns have older populations than La Taillée
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Taillée | 46.5 | 22% | 11% | 0.7% |
| Marans 4,476 · 5.7 mi | 52.1 | 32% | 4.1% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay 3,063 · 8.1 mi | 42.2 | 20% | 5.9% | 1.7% |
| Fontenay-le-Comte 14,059 · 8.5 mi | 50.9 | 32% | 3.1% | 7.5% |
| Luçon 9,417 · 12.3 mi | 56.2 | 36% | 4.2% | 3% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine 3,611 · 13.4 mi | 42.4 | 22% | 5.2% | 3.1% |
| Sainte-Soulle 5,034 · 13.6 mi | 42 | 18% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
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 Taillée
What is the population of La Taillée?
550 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (547).
How old are La Taillée’s residents?
The median age is 46.5, older than 67% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Taillée?
32, with occasional dwellings: 11% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Taillée?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 0.7% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Taillée?
€23,910 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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