Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
535 people call this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire home.
Le Givre isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Le Givre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Le Givre: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Givre.
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Half the people of Le Givre are older than 51.4. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Givre | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 8.8% of homes were built. Among the classé monuments in Le Givre is Menhir dit des Petites Jaunières. Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Tombs and funerary monuments, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €24,470 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work. For its 200 residents in work, Le Givre has 50 jobs: 0.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 11.3 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Jacques PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 96%+5 pts |
| Collège Corentin RiouBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 132 | 95%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Le Givre: 23 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Le Givre. Best known first.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Le Givre: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Menhir dit des Petites Jaunières: Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Château de la Brunière: Photo: Chatsam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Le Givre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Givre | 535 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Angles | 3,115 | 5.3 | — | C− | — | C |
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 2,625 | 5.9 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Nesmy | 3,100 | 7.6 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Rives de l'Yon | 4,335 | 7.9 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 2,571 | 8 | — | C | — | B+ |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | 2,808 | 9.3 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Le Givre is a commune of 535 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand 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) · 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.
