Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
818 people call this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire home.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Montreuil out for now. Homes change hands at a median €1,558/m².
The one thing Montreuil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montreuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Henri Giraud, born in 1814, is the one person born in Montreuil before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montreuil.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Montreuil, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. At 47.7, the median resident of Montreuil sits in the middle of the age range. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, about level with both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%).
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Montreuil | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Montreuil counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 350 workers). 11.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Montreuil didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Montreuil: 32 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,558/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Montreuil has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Montreuil.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil | 818 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 4.6 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 9.4 | — | C | — | A |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 9.7 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Benet | 4,089 | 12 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 15 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 15 | A | B | A− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Montreuil is a commune of 818 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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.