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A town of 464 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Le Mazeau is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Le Mazeau does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Mazeau as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Eulalie, in Benet, 4.2 mi away.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit in and near Le Mazeau. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mazeau.
Retirement age and beyond: a third of residents are 65 or older. Children are 16% of the town. Le Mazeau has a median age of 53.1 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Mazeau | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Le Mazeau number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.2%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Le Mazeau.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Le Mazeau 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 Le Mazeau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mazeau | 464 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benet | 4,089 | 4.2 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 6.1 | A | B | A− | B |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 8.6 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 9.6 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Niort Deux-Sèvres | 59,854 | 10 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 11 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Le Mazeau is a commune of 464 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée, Sèvre, Autise. 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.