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It is a town of 3,136 residents in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Where it falls short is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy does well: 1.4 jobs per working resident; 15.0% unemployment. All told, that adds up to a D− overall, better than 5% of compared French towns. Safety lags (C−): an average of 13.7 recorded violent incidents and 16.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things La Tranche-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Tranche-sur-Mer 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Tranche-sur-Mer as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Donjon de Moricq, in Angles, 4.9 mi away.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Tranche-sur-Mer.
7.4% are under 15, lower than both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 49% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
53% women, 47% men
About 87 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.
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 49% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 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.
Houses sell for €3,987/m² in La Tranche-sur-Mer, apartments for €3,907/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.95/m² a month, above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.63/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,987/m² | 476 |
| Apartments | €3,907/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Recorded offenses in La Tranche-sur-Mer came to 78 in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in La Tranche-sur-Mer (1,150 to 850): it draws people in from around. Also worth knowing: among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When 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 (4.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to La Tranche-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier site de Lucon, 14.6 mi away. Adjusted mortality locally: 101 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 584 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 656, 12% more. At birth, a girl in Vendée can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
At the census, 18.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,330 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Tranche-sur-Mer is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Tranche-sur-Mer yet.
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 Tranche-sur-Mer | 3,136 | — | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Angles | 3,115 | 4.3 | — | C− | — | C |
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 2,625 | 5.1 | C | D | B− | B− |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 2,845 | 6.4 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 3,235 | 8.3 | C+ | D | B− | B |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 8,492 | 12 | C | D | B | C+ |
| La Flotte Charente-Maritime | 3,150 | 12 | A | C− | A− | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #42 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 27 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Tranche-sur-Mer grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Tranche-sur-Mer is a commune of 3,136 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral. 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.