In Mesnard-la-Barotière, 2.9% of households have no car, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
In Mesnard-la-Barotière, 13% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town. The town had 1,558 residents in 630 households at the 2023 census. Put another way, about one in three: 30% of households are headed by a manual worker. At 5.3%, the share of flats is lower than in 95% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vendée median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Mesnard-la-Barotière
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 6.3% single parents with children; 21% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Growing fast
Mesnard-la-Barotière had 1,298 residents at the 2012 census and 1,558 in 2023, up 20%: faster growth than in 90% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
+20% since 2012, a pace 90% of compared French towns didn’t match
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved +11%, and from 2017 to 2023 +8%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Vendée town +9%.
A median age of 38.8: Mesnard-la-Barotière is younger than 85% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Mesnard-la-Barotière 38.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24 (typical compared French town: 11%).
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns, at 35%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2.5 people. 6.3% of households are single parents. Mesnard-la-Barotière has fewer one-person households than 86% of compared French towns, at 28%. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
Mesnard-la-Barotière sits below 93% of compared French towns for empty homes (3.4%)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Turnover: nearly one in ten households moved in less than two years ago, and 18% have lived in their home 30 years or more. To put it in context, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town. Few places have so few households in social housing: 5% here, fewer than in 86% of compared French towns. Set against 2.1% in the typical compared French town, 0.7% of homes are second homes in Mesnard-la-Barotière.
The median resident lives on €25,940 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €25,940 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 50% of compared French towns.
A lower share of households headed by a manager or professional than 80% of compared French towns, at 5.6%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
29% of households are headed by a retired person, against 32% in the typical compared French town. The wider picture: 9.4% of households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
2.7% of residents are immigrants, below 85% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town, against 1.7% in Mesnard-la-Barotière. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Mesnard-la-Barotière: 47% of residents 15 and over are married, above 77% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
25% of residents 15 and over are single. In the median compared French town 43% are married and 6.1% in a PACS; here it is 47% and 9.5%, and 2.6% are widowed.
26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, fewer than in 64% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification trails 65% of compared French towns: 16%. The usual figure: 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,558 to 2,582 people), the 2nd youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Mesnard-la-Barotière is younger than every town around it
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnard-la-Barotière | 38.8 | 13% | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Saint-Fulgent 3,994 · 3.8 mi | 42.3 | 21% | 1% | 5.5% |
| Les Herbiers 16,521 · 4 mi | 42.8 | 21% | 2% | 4.4% |
| Mouchamps 3,015 · 5.5 mi | 40.9 | 18% | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| La Gaubretière 3,225 · 5.9 mi | 43.2 | 21% | 2.5% | 1.9% |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers 3,726 · 7.4 mi | 43.7 | 21% | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| Les Landes-Genusson 2,638 · 7.4 mi | 40.6 | 21% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Mesnard-la-Barotière
What is the population of Mesnard-la-Barotière?
1,558 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 20% more than in 2012 (1,298).
How old are Mesnard-la-Barotière’s residents?
The median age is 38.8, younger than 85% of compared French towns. 25% are under 18 and 13% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Mesnard-la-Barotière?
5, with occasional dwellings: 0.7% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Mesnard-la-Barotière?
INSEE counts 41 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 26 foreign nationals (1.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Mesnard-la-Barotière?
€25,940 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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