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Saint-Cyr-en-TalmondaisVendée

A town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, home to 403 people.

Is Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais falls below the line for grades. 46% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over. Homes change hands at a median €1,819/m².

What makes Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais stand out

The 3 things Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais does most differently from other towns.

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Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay
Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay · Inscrit · Photo: Aymeric pathier · CC BY 3.0
Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais’ story

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais in pictures

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1985First protected: Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 9.6% are under 15

7.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 21% of adults.

57.4median age
Saint-Cyr-en-TalmondaisVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais
Saint-Cyr-en-TalmondaisVendée medianFrance median
Under 159.6%16%17%
15–247.2%9.9%11%
25–4418%21%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+34%23%22%
No diploma19%19%19%
CAP or BEP32%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%19%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

History

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1985
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, 14.3%, runs above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €22,990 a year per consumption unit. Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais holds 50 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot4%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, 0.4 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.41/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €9.60/m² a month. Sales in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais from July 2023 to June 2026: 37 houses and apartments.

€1,819/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais€1,819/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,819/m²37
€9.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €12.52/m² a month)
€9.60/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de la Court d'Aron and 3 more in and around Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais

Heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais

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Landmarks

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Deux ponts du Port-la-Claye sur la rivière Le Lay: Photo: Aymeric pathier · CC BY 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais yet.

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Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais’ 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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AnglesMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisLongeville-sur-MerLuçonRives de l'YonL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleAnglesMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisLongeville-sur-MerLuçonRives de l'YonL'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'îleSaint-Cyr-en-Talmondais
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais403—————
Angles3,1154.9—C−—C
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,8087.4—B+—B+
Longeville-sur-Mer2,6257.7CDB−B−
Luçon9,4177.9C+B+C−C+
Rives de l'Yon4,3358.9A−B+A+C−
L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île2,8458.9C−DC+B

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

About Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais is a commune of 403 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand 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
403 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.4 sq mi (13.9 km²)
INSEE code
85206

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 9, 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.