Fewer flats than 99% of compared French towns: 2.2%
The share of one-person households is 27%, against 35% in the typical compared French town. Census figures put households without a car at 3.4% in Nesmy. 5.1% of households rent social housing (HLM), fewer than in 86% of compared French towns. In 2023, the Census found 3,100 residents here, living in 1,310 households.
Throughout this page, the Vendée median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Nesmy grew +13% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 77% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the same years the median compared French town changed +5%, the median Vendée town +9%.
In Nesmy, 20% of residents are 65 or over, fewer than in 64% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Nesmy 43.2. The median compared French town: 44.
One in ten residents are 15 to 24; in the typical compared French town the figure is 11%. With a median age of 43.2, Nesmy is younger than 56% of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
6.9% of households are single parents, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
Couples with children make up 31%, against 25% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town. There are 2.4 people in the average household.
Nesmy ranks below 86% of compared French towns on empty homes: 4.1%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
9% of households moved in less than two years ago; 19% have been in their home 30 years or more. Compared with other places, second homes are common here: 2.3%, more than in 53% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.7% of homes stand empty in the typical compared French town.
Standard of living at the median: €26,570 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €26,570 a year per consumption unit, higher than in 56% of compared French towns. 6.0% of residents have a standard of living below 60% of France’s median.
Nesmy ranks above 75% of compared French towns on households headed by a manual worker: 18%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
33% of households are headed by a retired person. Few places have so few households headed by a manager or professional: 8.8% here, fewer than in 54% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 96% of compared French towns: 1.5%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Compared with 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals here. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Above 94% of compared French towns: 51% of residents 15 and over are married
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
By its share of single residents (19%), Nesmy is below 94% of compared French towns. The share of married residents in the typical compared French town is 43%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 83% of compared French towns, at 13%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in Nesmy, 34%. As a yardstick, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
Ranked by age, 14th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 35.8 in Vémars to 63.7 in Soulac-sur-Mer.
Around Nesmy, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesmy | 43.2 | 20% | 2.3% | 1.5% |
| Rives de l'Yon 4,335 · 3.1 mi | 44.2 | 22% | 3.1% | 2% |
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux 7,191 · 3.9 mi | 42.5 | 20% | 1.7% | 2% |
| Nieul-le-Dolent 2,571 · 5.1 mi | 44.4 | 23% | 4.5% | 1.1% |
| La Roche-sur-Yon 54,849 · 5.3 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 3.7% | 7.8% |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte 3,948 · 7.5 mi | 40.1 | 16% | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| Sainte-Flaive-des-Loups 2,585 · 8.4 mi | 40.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Nesmy
What is the population of Nesmy?
3,100 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (2,744).
How old are Nesmy’s residents?
The median age is 43.2, younger than 56% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Nesmy?
32, with occasional dwellings: 2.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Nesmy?
INSEE counts 47 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.5% of residents, and 20 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Nesmy?
€26,570 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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