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5,273 people live in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
A strong record with one exception. It is a safe place by the numbers (A+): an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,544/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall, better than 97% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #9 of 46 in Vendée.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The one thing Mouilleron-le-Captif does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mouilleron-le-Captif 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 no building in Mouilleron-le-Captif as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Statue équestre de Napoléon Ier, in La Roche-sur-Yon, 3.7 mi away.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mouilleron-le-Captif.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 60 offenses in Mouilleron-le-Captif in 2025. With 2,850 jobs for 2,300 working residents, Mouilleron-le-Captif draws people in from neighbouring communes. Of the graded crimes locally, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 13.5% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. 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.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Mouilleron-le-Captif can choose among 2 GPs. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 354 residents of Mouilleron-le-Captif died, against 400 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
The median disposable income is €28,350 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 34% of adults. 18% are under 15, above Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The median resident of Mouilleron-le-Captif is 46 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,544/m², comes from 163 sales of houses and apartments in Mouilleron-le-Captif from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 163 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,544/m² | 163 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 98% of 291 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Saint-François d'Assise PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 418 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel privé Saint-François d'Assise PrivateBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 131 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Mouilleron-le-Captif. Best known first.
Nothing in Mouilleron-le-Captif is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Mouilleron-le-Captif as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 5,273 | — | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 8,649 | 3.5 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 4,625 | 3.6 | A− | B− | A | C |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 54,849 | 3.8 | B− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Venansault | 4,757 | 3.9 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Bellevigny | 6,240 | 5 | A− | B | A+ | A− |
| La Ferrière | 5,454 | 6.4 | A+ | B | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #8 of 46 in Vendée. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,544/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mouilleron-le-Captif grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Mouilleron-le-Captif is a commune of 5,273 people in the Communauté d'agglomération La Roche-sur-Yon Agglomération. 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 November 4, 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.