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In Vendée, Pays de la Loire, this town has 843 residents.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Moutiers-sur-le-Lay has none. Holiday and other second homes account for one in ten homes. The median sale price is €1,534/m².
The 2 things Moutiers-sur-le-Lay does most differently from other towns.
Moutiers-sur-le-Lay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
27% 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 Moutiers-sur-le-Lay.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Moutiers-sur-le-Lay has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Moutiers-sur-le-Lay are older than 40.6. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, between Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Moutiers-sur-le-Lay | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Moutiers-sur-le-Lay: 100, for 350 residents in work (0.3 each). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,080 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Sales in Moutiers-sur-le-Lay from July 2023 to June 2026: 36 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,534/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Moutiers-sur-le-Lay’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Moutiers-sur-le-Lay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moutiers-sur-le-Lay | 843 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | 2,808 | 3.3 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 4.3 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Bournezeau | 3,452 | 5 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 7.1 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Rives de l'Yon | 4,335 | 8.8 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 10 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Moutiers-sur-le-Lay is a commune of 843 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
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.