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It is a town of 1,917 residents in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car: 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges 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-Hilaire-des-Loges 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-Hilaire-des-Loges has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges; none is classé, France’s top protection.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,419/m²: 64 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 98% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,429/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income was €24,390 a year per consumption unit, below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.2% of commuters got to work without a car. 9.1% of people in the labour force have no job.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (98 places) count their residents as Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges’; allowing for them, deaths were 3% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 400 residents of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges died, against 290 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 38% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges is Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee, 8 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Vendée is 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 7.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric et Irène Joliot-CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 48 | 79%−3 pts |
| Collège Henri MartineauBest against expectations: 3 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 96 | 95%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
15% are under 15, below both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 23% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges is a commune of 1,917 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée, Sèvre, Autise. 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
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-Hilaire-des-Loges | 1,917 | — | — | A | — | C |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 6.8 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Benet | 4,089 | 7.8 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 12 | A | B | A− | B |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 13 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Échiré Deux-Sèvres | 3,549 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | A |
| Niort Deux-Sèvres | 59,854 | 14 | B | B | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,419/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges grades A for cost of living.
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 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.