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LairouxVendée

A town of 602 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population
602
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.57
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€25,300
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lairoux a good place to live?

Lairoux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lairoux stand out

The 2 things Lairoux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
18%2%LairouxMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
18% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
30%22%LairouxMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
30% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 54.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay · Inscrit · Photo: Aymeric pathier · CC BY 3.0
Lairoux’s story

Lairoux in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lairoux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1985First protected: Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lairoux.

Who lives here

An older town: 30% of people in Lairoux are 65 or over, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns

That puts Lairoux above both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.5% of residents.

54.1median age
LairouxVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lairoux
LairouxVendée medianFrance median
Under 1513%16%17%
15–247.5%9.9%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+30%23%22%
No diploma17%19%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education25%26%30%
Full pageLairoux’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages54.1 median age · 30% are 65 or overHouseholds290 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad2.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lairoux?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Lairoux: 21% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On this, Lairoux is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lairoux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1985
first monument protected
Full pageLairoux’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lairoux?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Lairoux has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.4 for each

4.6% of Lairoux’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 92% drove.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Lairoux, 0.4 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLairoux’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working residentMedian income€25,300 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lairoux is €10.57/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€10.57/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lairoux€10.57/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vendée median€11.32/m²
€10.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €12.91/m² a month)
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLairoux’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.57/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lairoux

12pages on Lairoux
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.3 mi awayWork & commute100 jobs based hereHousing24 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 54.1History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Lairoux has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le LayBridge · 18th c.
Classé
Prieuré (ancien)Priory · in Les Magnils-Reigniers, 2.6 mi
Classé
Ensemble cathédralMonument · 13th–19th c. · in Luçon, 4.5 mi
Classé
Croix hosannière du cimetièreCross · 17th c. · in La Jonchère, 5.6 mi
Photo credits

Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay: Photo: Aymeric pathier · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Lairoux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Lairoux yet.

How we find them →

Lairoux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →
LuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisAnglesL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleRives de l'YonLongeville-sur-MerLuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisAnglesL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleRives de l'YonLongeville-sur-MerLairoux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lairoux602—————
Luçon9,4174.5C+B+C−C+
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,8085.9—B+—B+
Angles3,1157.4—C−—C
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île2,8458.6C−DC+B
Rives de l'Yon4,33510A−B+A+C−
Longeville-sur-Mer2,62511CDB−B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lairoux

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Lairoux is a commune of 602 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

Population
602 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code
85117

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.