Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maillezais.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Maillezais: 38% are 65 or over, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
For Maillezais, that is above both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 12% of the population.
55.3median age
MaillezaisVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Maillezais keeps more of its old housing than Vendée or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Maillezais sits above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Maillezais: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Maillezais is Ancienne abbaye Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Maillezais run lower than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: a median €24,100 a year per consumption unit
That puts Maillezais below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Maillezais has 400 jobs for 350 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
400
jobs based in Maillezais, 1.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Maillezais
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Maillezais is a commune of 890 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
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.
