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A town of 302 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Liez is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Liez does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Liez, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit and heritage in and near Liez. Best known first.
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France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Liez, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Liez by age and the one in the middle is 45. Among adults, 29% have a degree.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Liez | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
10.2% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Vendée’s towns (7.7%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,930 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.3% of working residents in Liez didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in Liez from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.85/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Liez has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Liez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liez | 302 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benet | 4,089 | 4.8 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 8.1 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 8.2 | A | B | A− | B |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 11 | — | C | — | A |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan Deux-Sèvres | 2,967 | 11 | A− | B+ | B+ | C+ |
| Niort Deux-Sèvres | 59,854 | 12 | B | B | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Liez is a commune of 302 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.