Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 642 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Puyravault is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Puyravault, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
20% 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 Puyravault.
That puts Puyravault below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Puyravault | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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.
On this, Puyravault is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Puyravault, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
In the comparison, Puyravault comes below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Puyravault has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 10.9% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
For Puyravault, that is 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, museums and other places to visit in and near Puyravault. Best known first.
The list names few of Puyravault’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison dite Les Grands Greniers ou Maison du Temple: Photo: Lucy85 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puyravault 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyravault | 642 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 6.3 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 6.9 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Marsilly Charente-Maritime | 3,176 | 10 | — | D | — | A+ |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 2,845 | 11 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Saint-Xandre Charente-Maritime | 5,677 | 12 | B+ | D | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 12 | A− | A | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Puyravault is a commune of 642 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) · 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.