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MoreillesVendée

A town of 407 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Is Moreilles a good place to live?

Moreilles is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Moreilles’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Moreilles’ story

No historic monuments in Moreilles

The Culture ministry lists no building in Moreilles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ensemble cathédral, in Luçon, 4.5 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moreilles.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Moreilles hold a degree than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 15%

In the comparison, Moreilles comes below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). 13% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

44.7median age
MoreillesVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education15%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Moreilles
MoreillesVendée medianFrance median
Under 1518%16%17%
15–2413%9.9%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+21%23%22%
No diploma19%19%19%
CAP or BEP38%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education15%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Moreilles than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,620 a year per consumption unit

For Moreilles, that is below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). 2.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Moreilles has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Moreilles, 0.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Moreilles than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €9.62/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Moreilles sits below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€9.62/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Moreilles€9.62/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vendée median€11.32/m²
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.61/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moreilles

12pages on Moreilles

Landmarks

Nothing in Moreilles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Moreilles

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moreilles yet.

How we find them →

Moreilles’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →
LuçonSaint-Jean-d'HermineMaransMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleMarsillyLuçonSaint-Jean-d'HermineMaransMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleMarsillyMoreilles
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Moreilles407—————
Luçon9,4174.6C+B+C−C+
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine3,6118.8A−AB−B−
Marans Charente-Maritime4,4769BB−B−B−
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,80810—B+—B+
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île2,84512C−DC+B
Marsilly Charente-Maritime3,17614—D—A+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Moreilles

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Moreilles is a commune of 407 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral. 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

Population
407 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.6 sq mi (19.8 km²)
INSEE code
85149

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.