Palluau has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. At the median price of €1,889/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 8 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Palluau 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Palluau’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Palluau’s deaths ran at 101 per 100 expected, above both Vendée’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B+.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Palluau · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
12.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Palluau gets a B+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.46/m² a month, close to Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,889/m², comes from 39 sales of houses and apartments in Palluau from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,889/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Palluau€1,889/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,889/m²
39
€10.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €13.27/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Palluau: 16% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Palluau comes above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Palluau, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fewer commuters in Palluau walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 2.9%
For Palluau, that is below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,140 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
300
jobs based in Palluau, 0.6 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 46% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Palluau
Is Palluau safe?
Palluau has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 17.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Palluau good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Palluau expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,889/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Palluau grades B+ for cost of living.
About Palluau
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Palluau is a commune of 1,128 people in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. 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
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.
