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Saint-Étienne-de-BrillouetVendée

616 residents make their home in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Is Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet falls below the line for grades. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.

What makes Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet stand out

The one thing Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet does most differently from other towns.

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Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet’s story

Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1994First protected: Ancienne commanderie de templiers de Féolette
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Landmarks

The list names few of Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancienne commanderie de templiers de Féolette: Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

37.8median age

The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, above Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. 20% of adults hold a degree. Typical age in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet: 37.8, the median.

Saint-Étienne-de-BrillouetVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet
Saint-Étienne-de-BrillouetVendée medianFrance median
Under 1523%16%17%
15–2411%9.9%11%
25–4426%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+15%23%22%
No diploma21%19%19%
CAP or BEP31%30%26%
Baccalauréat24%19%18%
Higher education20%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1981
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

50 jobs are based in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, for 300 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,640 a year per consumption unit, below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet didn’t travel to work at all.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet, 0.2 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
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 collège is 3 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.4 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet86.0%
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 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €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 22 homes in Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet€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)
€8.36/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-Étienne-de-Brillouet

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Nearby attractions

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

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About Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet is a commune of 616 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
616 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code
85209

Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet’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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Saint-Jean-d'HermineLuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisBournezeauFontenay-le-ComteChantonnaySaint-Jean-d'HermineLuçonMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisBournezeauFontenay-le-ComteChantonnaySaint-Étienne-de-Brillouet
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet616—————
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine3,6113.3A−AB−B−
Luçon9,4178.5C+B+C−C+
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,8089.8—B+—B+
Bournezeau3,45210A+A−AB+
Fontenay-le-Comte14,05911B+BC−B+
Chantonnay8,55711B+B+B−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.