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A town of 685 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Menomblet is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Menomblet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Menomblet.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Menomblet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are a fifth of the population. 19% are under 15, higher than both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Menomblet | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Menomblet counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). Unemployment stood at 9.6%, higher than Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.4% of commuters 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.
Menomblet recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €7.36/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Menomblet. Best known first.
Menomblet has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Menomblet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menomblet | 685 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 5.9 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres | 5,121 | 6.3 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 6.5 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Cerizay Deux-Sèvres | 4,793 | 6.6 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
| Sèvremont | 6,385 | 9.7 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 11 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Menomblet is a commune of 685 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de la Châtaigneraie. 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.