Mesnard-la-Barotière’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 47% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D). Buying 70 m² at the median €1,996/m² takes 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Herbiers. It skews young: only 13% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mesnard-la-Barotière has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mesnard-la-Barotière 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mesnard-la-Barotière.
HealthHealth A+
Fewer deaths than Mesnard-la-Barotière’s ages would predict, 53 per 100 expected, under Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Vendée is 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 37 deaths in Mesnard-la-Barotière between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 70: 47% below. The nearest emergency department to Mesnard-la-Barotière is Chd site de Montaigu, 12.7 mi away.
−47%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw53
Adjusted53
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Mesnard-la-Barotière · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site de Montaigu
15.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Mesnard-la-Barotière works less well than 91% of compared French towns
The census found 3.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 200 jobs are based in Mesnard-la-Barotière, for 800 working residents (0.2 per worker).
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Mesnard-la-Barotière, 0.2 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 9% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Mesnard-la-Barotière are under 15, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The middle age in Mesnard-la-Barotière is 38.8. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
38.8median age
Mesnard-la-BarotièreVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in Mesnard-la-Barotière costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.02/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,996/m², lower than both Vendée’s towns (€2,339/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Mesnard-la-Barotière from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,996/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mesnard-la-Barotière€1,996/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,996/m²
36
€10.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.89 to €12.72/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays des Herbiers
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mesnard-la-Barotière
Is Mesnard-la-Barotière safe?
Mesnard-la-Barotière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Mesnard-la-Barotière expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Mesnard-la-Barotière grades B+ for cost of living.
About Mesnard-la-Barotière
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Mesnard-la-Barotière is a commune of 1,558 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Herbiers. 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.
