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RéaumurVendée

A town of 857 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population

857

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Home prices

€1,506

per m² · 36 sales in 3 years · median of compared French towns €2,430/m²

Rent

€8.86

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,280

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Réaumur a good place to live?

Réaumur is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Réaumur stand out

The one thing Réaumur does most differently from other towns.

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Median price per m²

Housing

€1,506/m²

Median sale price, 38% below the median of compared French towns (€2,430/m²)

36 sales, July 2023 to June 2026. Source: DGFiP, DVF.

Église · Inscrit · Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 3.0

Réaumur’s story

Réaumur in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Réaumur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Raoul de Vexiau, born in 1841, is the one person born in Réaumur before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1996First protected: Ancien prieuré
2006Most recently protected: Château du Lac

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Réaumur.

History

Old homes shape Réaumur: 18% 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.

On this, Réaumur is above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Réaumur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

18th c.

oldest protected part

1927

first monument protected

Full pageRéaumur’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes18% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Réaumur?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Réaumur hold a degree than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 16%

In the comparison, Réaumur comes below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%).

43.8median age

RéaumurVendée medianFrance median

Vendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Réaumur
	Réaumur	Vendée median	France median
Under 15	17%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	9.9%	11%
25–44	25%	21%	23%
45–64	25%	27%	26%
65+	22%	23%	22%
No diploma	27%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	16%	26%	30%

Full pageRéaumur’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.8 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad0.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Réaumur?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Réaumur has 0.6 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

6.8% of Réaumur’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%

On foot6%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

200

jobs based in Réaumur, 0.6 per working resident

7.4%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,280

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageRéaumur’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Median income€25,280 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Réaumur than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

For Réaumur, that is below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €1,506/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Réaumur from July 2023 to June 2026.

€1,506/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Réaumur€1,506/m²

Median of towns€2,430/m²

Vendée median€2,339/m²

By type	Median per m²	Sales
Houses	€1,506/m²	36

€8.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.10/m² a month)

€7.36/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageRéaumur’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent PricesMedian sale price €1,506/m²

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Manoir des Sciences de Réaumur and 5 more in and around Réaumur

Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Réaumur. Best known first.

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MuseumMuseumManoir des Sciences de Réaumurin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Haute Courin town AttractionAttractionLavoir de la remaudein town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Croix3.8 km northeast, in Montournais ChâteauChâteauLa Rousselière4.3 km south, in Cheffois ChâteauChâteauLe Paligny4 km southwest, in Tallud-Sainte-Gemme

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Everything we know about Réaumur

13pages on Réaumur

The big questions

Cost of livingMedian €1,506/m² · rent €8.86/m² a month Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 17.4 mi away Housing36 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.8 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Réaumur, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Inscrit

Ancien prieuréPriory · 18th c.

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Château du LacChâteau · 19th c.

Famous people from Réaumur

One notable person was born in Réaumur.

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Raoul de VexiauFrench politician (1841-1929)

Réaumur’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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PouzaugesLa ChâtaigneraieLe BoupèreSèvremontCerizayMoncoutant-sur-SèvreRéaumur

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Réaumur	857	—	—	—	—	—
Pouzauges	5,668	4.4	A	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺
La Châtaigneraie	2,600	5.9	A⁻	A	B⁻	D
Le Boupère	3,151	7.6	—	B⁺	—	B⁺
Sèvremont	6,385	8.3	A⁺	B	A⁺	A
Cerizay Deux-Sèvres	4,793	9.6	B⁺	A	B⁺	B
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres	5,121	11	A⁺	A	A⁻	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Réaumur

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Réaumur is a commune of 857 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pouzauges. 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

Population: 857 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Pays de Pouzauges
Département: Vendée (85)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 8.6 sq mi (22.2 km²)
INSEE code: 85187

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.