Jobs and pay hold up well (A+): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade lands at A+, better than 95% of compared French towns. It ranks #11 of 46 in Vendée.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Montaigu-Vendée 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 Montaigu-Vendée.
HealthHealth A−
Mortality in Montaigu-Vendée, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Vendée’s towns and compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Vendée: 85.5 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,593 deaths in Montaigu-Vendée from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,441, 10% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Montaigu-Vendée can choose among 20 GPs.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Montaigu-Vendée · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site de Montaigu
20 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Montaigu-Vendée sees less crime per resident than 81% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Montaigu-Vendée. With 15,650 jobs for 10,250 working residents, Montaigu-Vendée draws people in from neighbouring communes. For 2025, the figures show 314 offenses here. Graded property crimes ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 4.9 (2023–2025 average).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage95
Sexual violence46
Family violence39
Burglary37
Vehicle theft36
Other physical violence31
Theft from vehicles30
Fraud127
Theft without violence80
Drug use30
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
314
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.2% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Montaigu-Vendée costs more than in both Vendée’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.45/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Montaigu-Vendée, houses go for €2,313/m² and apartments for €2,764/m². Behind the median of €2,365/m²: 630 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 630 homes were sold here.
€2,365/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Montaigu-Vendée€2,365/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,313/m²
560
Apartments
€2,764/m²
70
€13.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.64 to €17.00/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Few people in Montaigu-Vendée are 65 or over: 18%, below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 33% of adults, higher than both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. The age that splits Montaigu-Vendée in two is 41.9.
41.9median age
Montaigu-VendéeVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education33%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Unemployment in Montaigu-Vendée, 5.8%, runs below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €27,250 a year per consumption unit, near Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Montaigu-Vendée at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
15,650
jobs based in Montaigu-Vendée, 1.5 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Montaigu-Vendée: 5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Montaigu-Vendée is Pont de Sénard sur la Maine. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.8% of the total, above Vendée’s towns (6.3%) but below compared French towns (7.4%).
Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux: François Gérard, Public domain · Louis-Marie Baudouin: Dubhghall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Charles-Henri de La Roche-Saint-André: Verneuille, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olivier Chateigner: Gaël Marziou from Grenoble, France, CC BY 2.0
Montaigu-Vendée’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Montaigu-Vendée
Is Montaigu-Vendée safe?
It grades A− for safety, #21 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 37 burglaries and 95 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Montaigu-Vendée good?
They grade A−, better than 83% of compared French towns and #15 of 34 in Vendée. 99% of 331 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Léonard de Vinci in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Montaigu-Vendée expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,365/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Montaigu-Vendée grades C for cost of living.
About Montaigu-Vendée
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Montaigu-Vendée is a commune of 21,134 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Terres de Montaigu. 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.
