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The town has 846 residents and lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 28% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
The 2 things Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt.
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt is 53.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 1991. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 6.3% of the total, near Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
10.9% of people in the labour force have no job. 100 jobs are based in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,470 a year per consumption unit, about level with both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
45 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,628/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,628/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt. Best known first.
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt yet.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt | 846 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 2,625 | 3.1 | C | D | B− | B− |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 3,235 | 3.4 | C+ | D | B− | B |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 8,492 | 5.1 | C | D | B | C+ |
| Angles | 3,115 | 6.7 | — | C− | — | C |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 3,136 | 8.2 | D− | D | C− | C− |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 2,571 | 8.5 | — | C | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt is a commune of 846 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
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.