Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability: 53% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,675/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay 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.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Menhir · Classé · Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay’s story
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1957.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay.
HealthHealth A−
Deaths in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay run below what its ages would predict: 76 per 100 expected, fewer than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns
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. France’s death rates at each age would predict 142 deaths in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay from 2016 to 2025; there were 129, 9% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 18.7 mi away. There is one general practitioner locally.
−24%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted76
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
18.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
18.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay are out of work than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.9%
At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay holds 300 jobs; 800 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income is €25,240 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
300
jobs based in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay, 0.4 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,240
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
90.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay is 96.0%, close to Vendée’s towns (97.1%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay hold a degree than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 24%
Under 15: 18% of residents. Typical age in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay: 44, the median. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, near both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).
44median age
Saint-Germain-de-PrinçayVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
In 2025, police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay in the categories the grade counts.
6.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
84.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay counts 4 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay
Is Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay safe?
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.2 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 99% of 137 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Marie in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay grades B+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay is a commune of 1,640 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay. 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
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.
