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A town of 1,132 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Pissotte has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 64% 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 €1,547/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Its strongest is schools (A−): bac results 1.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.1 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Pissotte does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pissotte 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 Pissotte as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite Maison Billaud, in Fontenay-le-Comte, 1.8 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Pissotte. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve3.4 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComteAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte2.9 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComteAttractionAttractionFontaine des Quatre Tias2.8 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComteMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Tiercelettes3.1 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq4.1 km east, in Saint-Michel-le-CloucqMuseumMuseumMusée Vendéen2.8 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComtePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pissotte.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The age that splits Pissotte in two is 55.1.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Pissotte | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.1% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Pissotte counts 0.4 jobs (150 jobs, 450 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €26,740 a year per consumption unit, in line with Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 94% of 66 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Near Pissotte, 92.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Vendée’s towns (92.4%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest collège is 1.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 99%+5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 133 | 99%+1 pt |
| Collège André TiraqueauBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 94 | 93%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,547/m²: 35 houses and apartments sold in Pissotte between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,547/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Pissotte. At birth, a girl in Vendée can expect 85.5 years and a boy 80.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 258 residents of Pissotte died, against 234 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% more.
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.
Nothing in Pissotte is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pissotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pissotte | 1,132 | — | — | A− | — | B+ |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 2 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 11 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 13 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Benet | 4,089 | 13 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 15 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 16 | — | C | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pissotte has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 81% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 133 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,547/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pissotte grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Pissotte is a commune of 1,132 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) · 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 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.