People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well (B+): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €1,645/m² costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pouzauges.
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. Le Boupère 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.
What makes Le Boupère stand out
The 2 things Le Boupère does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Boupère 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Boupère.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Unemployment in Le Boupère, 4.4%, runs below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
4.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €24,570 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Le Boupère didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
1,000
jobs based in Le Boupère, 0.7 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Le Boupère’s ages would predict, 80 per 100 expected, under Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 310 residents of Le Boupère died, against 319 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Le Boupère is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 17.4 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners here. Also worth knowing: in Vendée, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Le Boupère · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
17.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Le Boupère: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. Le Boupère has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Le Boupère than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Vendée’s towns (16%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Le Boupère is 44 years old. 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
44median age
Le BoupèreVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
Château du Fief-Milon: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Château de la Pelissonnière: Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain
Famous people from Le Boupère
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Le Boupère as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Boupère
Is Le Boupère safe?
Le Boupère has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 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.
Is Le Boupère expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,645/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Boupère grades B+ for cost of living.
About Le Boupère
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Le Boupère is a commune of 3,151 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pouzauges. 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
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.
