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A town of 1,630 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Montournais has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 39% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Montournais does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Montournais 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montournais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montournais.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,296/m²: 74 houses and apartments sold in Montournais between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,296/m² | 74 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 1.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 150 jobs are based in Montournais, for 750 working residents (0.2 per worker). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,750 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Montournais is Site hospitalier Faye L Abbesse, 19.2 mi away. 108 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 144: 25% below. 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. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Montournais have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Montournais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.4% of residents. 21% of residents are 65 or over, below both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Montournais is 46.8.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Montournais | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Montournais. Best known first.
The list names few of Montournais’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montournais yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montournais | 1,630 | — | — | A | — | A− |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 3.8 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 7 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Cerizay Deux-Sèvres | 4,793 | 7.2 | B+ | A | B+ | B |
| Sèvremont | 6,385 | 7.3 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 8 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres | 5,121 | 9.1 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Montournais has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,296/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Montournais grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Montournais is a commune of 1,630 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pouzauges. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.