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The town, home to 1,394 people, lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 45% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,089/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne. Walkability is its weak spot — 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux 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 one thing Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux 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-Aubin-des-Ormeaux 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-Aubin-des-Ormeaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ensemble des vestiges), in Tiffauges, 3.8 mi away.
15% 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 Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
48 deaths in Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 87: 45% below. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 7.6 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.
2.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 700 residents in work, Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux has 150 jobs: 0.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Half the people of Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux are older than 41.7. Degrees are held by 26% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
Behind the median of €2,089/m²: 36 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux between July 2023 and June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.95/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.09/m² a month, above Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,089/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 3.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée Le Champ Blanc PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 155 | 98%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux 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-Aubin-des-Ormeaux 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-Aubin-des-Ormeaux | 1,394 | — | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| Chanverrie | 5,653 | 3.8 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| La Gaubretière | 3,225 | 3.9 | — | B− | — | A |
| Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | 6,057 | 4.2 | A+ | B | B+ | B |
| Les Landes-Genusson | 2,638 | 4.2 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Bois Maine-et-Loire | 2,828 | 5 | — | C+ | — | A+ |
| La Séguinière Maine-et-Loire | 4,248 | 6.9 | — | B− | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 7.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,089/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Aubin-des-Ormeaux is a commune of 1,394 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne. 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.