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The town has 1,960 residents and lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health is a strength (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car (D−): 7% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie 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.
Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église romane (ancienne), in Essarts-en-Bocage, 4.8 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie.
At the census, 2.7% of commuters got to work without a car. 3.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Jobs located in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie: 200, for 1,000 residents in work (0.2 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie: 38, the median. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.30/m² a month, below Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.74/m² a month. The market in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie: 58 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,687/m² | 58 |
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.
In Vendée, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 82 deaths in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 103: 20% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie is Chd site de Montaigu, 10.7 mi away.
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 care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
Nothing in Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie 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 Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie | 1,960 | — | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Fulgent | 3,994 | 1.3 | A+ | B | A | B+ |
| Chauché | 2,613 | 4 | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 3,726 | 4.6 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 6,851 | 5.1 | A+ | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Les Brouzils | 2,938 | 7.3 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Mouchamps | 3,015 | 7.4 | — | A− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-André-Goule-d'Oie is a commune of 1,960 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts. 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 November 4, 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.