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Saint-Aubin-la-PlaineVendée

The town has 529 residents and lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Is Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine a good place to live?

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. One in ten homes here are second homes. It skews young: only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine stand out

The 2 things Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine does most differently from other towns.

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Église (à l'exception de la sacristie adossée au chevet)
Église (à l'exception de la sacristie adossée au chevet) · Inscrit · Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine’s story

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1984First protected: Église (à l'exception de la sacristie adossée au chevet)
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Landmarks

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église (à l'exception de la sacristie adossée au chevet): Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine.

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

38.4median age

Among adults, 17% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, above both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.

Saint-Aubin-la-PlaineVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine
Saint-Aubin-la-PlaineVendée medianFrance median
Under 1522%16%17%
15–2412%9.9%11%
25–4427%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+14%23%22%
No diploma22%19%19%
CAP or BEP33%30%26%
Baccalauréat22%19%18%
Higher education17%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine: 16% were built before 1919, more than in both Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1984
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 2.1% of commuters in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine go to work without a car, fewer than in both Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €23,810 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. Unemployment stands at 8.0%.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine, 0.6 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,810
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, at the expected rate

86.0%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6 mi away. For collège, the closest is 3.1 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège de l'AngléeNearest collègeCollègeCollège7086%±0 pts
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, ±0 pts against the expected rate
3.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.86/m² a month

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 18 homes in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine€8.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vendée median€11.32/m²
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.10/m² a month)
€8.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine

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Nearby attractions

Lancelot Voisin de La Popelinière and 3 more in and around Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine

Heritage in and near Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine

One notable person was born in Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine.

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About Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine is a commune of 529 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

Population
529 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4.5 sq mi (11.6 km²)
INSEE code
85199

Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine’s neighbors

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

All towns in Vendée →
Saint-Jean-d'HermineLuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisBournezeauChantonnayFontenay-le-ComteSaint-Jean-d'HermineLuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisBournezeauChantonnayFontenay-le-ComteSaint-Aubin-la-Plaine
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Aubin-la-Plaine529—————
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine3,6113A−AB−B−
Luçon9,4176.1C+B+C−C+
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,8087.8—B+—B+
Bournezeau3,4529.8A+A−AB+
Chantonnay8,55712B+B+B−B−
Fontenay-le-Comte14,05913B+BC−B+

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

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 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.