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Home to 2,625 people, this town lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire. Over-65s are 45% of the population.
Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At C overall, Longeville-sur-Mer ranks #40 of 46 in Vendée. It comes out better than 29% of compared French towns. Jobs & income is its strong suit (B): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Longeville-sur-Mer does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Longeville-sur-Mer 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 →
Longeville-sur-Mer has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Longeville-sur-Mer.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.1% of residents, below Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 9.2% of residents are under 15.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Longeville-sur-Mer | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.2% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Longeville-sur-Mer sell for €3,191/m² and apartments for €3,825/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.95/m² a month, above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. 270 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,191/m² | 233 |
| Apartments | €3,825/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 1991, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. 6.2% of its homes were built before 1919, close to Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Violence against people averaged 6.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.2. Longeville-sur-Mer’s tally for 2025: 65 recorded offenses. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (11.9% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The median disposable income was €27,200 a year per consumption unit, about level with Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and above compared French towns (€25,970). 6.3% of Longeville-sur-Mer’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. The jobless rate is 9.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its care home for older people (58 places) counts its residents as Longeville-sur-Mer’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 470 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 466, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Longeville-sur-Mer is Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere, 14.5 mi away. The town has 2 family doctors.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Longeville-sur-Mer. Best known first.
Longeville-sur-Mer has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Longeville-sur-Mer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 2,625 | — | C | D | B− | B− |
| Angles | 3,115 | 4 | — | C− | — | C |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 3,235 | 4.7 | C+ | D | B− | B |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 3,136 | 5.1 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 8,492 | 7.9 | C | D | B | C+ |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 2,845 | 10 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 2,571 | 11 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #35 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Longeville-sur-Mer grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Longeville-sur-Mer is a commune of 2,625 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) · 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 November 4, 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.