Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 759 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Maillé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Maillé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maillé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage and museums in and near Maillé. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maillé.
That puts Maillé below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.8% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Maillé | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On this, Maillé is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Maillé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In the comparison, Maillé comes below both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Maillé has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,960 a year per consumption unit.
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.
For Maillé, that is below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Maillé’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Maillé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillé | 759 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 6.8 | — | C | — | A |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 8.7 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Benet | 4,089 | 8.7 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 10 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 11 | A | B | A− | B |
| Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Sèvres | 2,941 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Maillé is a commune of 759 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.