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It is a town of 553 residents in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
There are no grades for Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes.
The one thing Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Girardie, in Sérigné, 1.5 mi away.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde.
Over-65s are 25% of the population. The median resident of Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde is 47.8 years old. 16% are under 15, in line with Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%).
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 6.3%. Per resident in work, Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). No commute at all: 6.2% of working residents locally at the census.
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.
Sales in Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde from July 2023 to June 2026: 24 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde is a commune of 553 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde | 553 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 5.5 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 9.8 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 10 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 15 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Bournezeau | 3,452 | 16 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.