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A town of 2,280 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Le Perrier has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,245/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Océan Marais de Monts.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Le Perrier does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Perrier 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 Le Perrier as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Sallertaine, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Perrier.
At the census, 4.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Le Perrier has 400 jobs for 1,000 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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.
Le Perrier sits above both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €2,245/m², comes from 89 sales of houses and apartments in Le Perrier from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,245/m² | 87 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
That puts Le Perrier below both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Perrier | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 272 residents of Le Perrier died, against 238 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% more. Its two care homes for older people (58 places) count their residents as Le Perrier’s; allowing for them, deaths were 11% below expected. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
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
Other places to visit in and near Le Perrier. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Perrier is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Le Perrier.
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 Perrier | 2,280 | — | — | C | — | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 8,868 | 3.5 | D | D | D | C− |
| Sallertaine | 3,518 | 4 | A− | C | A | A |
| Soullans | 4,654 | 4.3 | B | C | A | B− |
| Challans | 22,943 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B− |
| Saint-Gervais | 2,781 | 6.3 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | 13,074 | 6.5 | B− | C− | B− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Perrier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,245/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Le Perrier grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Le Perrier is a commune of 2,280 people in the Communauté de communes Océan Marais de Monts. 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 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.