Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 10.7% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Second homes make up 10% of its housing.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Les Velluire-sur-Vendée has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Les Velluire-sur-Vendée 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 Les Velluire-sur-Vendée.
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée sells for €1,387/m², less than in both Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.62/m² a month, below Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Sales in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée from July 2023 to June 2026: 52 houses and apartments.
€1,387/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée€1,387/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,387/m²
52
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.61/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Money is tighter in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,420 a year per consumption unit
10.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found 5.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée, 0.3 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Les Velluire-sur-Vendée sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 85 in Vendée’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Vendée is 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 110 deaths in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 121: 9% below. The nearest emergency department to Les Velluire-sur-Vendée is Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee, 5.1 mi away.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
5.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Degrees are less common in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 18% of adults
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. Les Velluire-sur-Vendée has a median age of 46.6 years.
46.6median age
Les Velluire-sur-VendéeVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
For 2025, the figures show 6 offenses in Les Velluire-sur-Vendée. Graded property crimes ran at 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.1 (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime here was family violence (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
88.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 88.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Is Les Velluire-sur-Vendée safe?
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Les Velluire-sur-Vendée expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Les Velluire-sur-Vendée grades A− for cost of living.
About Les Velluire-sur-Vendée
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Les Velluire-sur-Vendée is a commune of 1,358 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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.
