Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 688 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Petosse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Petosse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
17% 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 Petosse.
Petosse sits below both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Petosse | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Petosse above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Petosse, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Petosse is below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Petosse has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,150 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.
In the comparison, Petosse comes below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Petosse. Best known first.
Petosse has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Petosse yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petosse | 688 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 5.1 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 9.1 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 13 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 13 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 14 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 15 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Petosse is a commune of 688 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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) · 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.