Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−). Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis 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-le-Vouhis 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis is harder to get around on foot than 99% of compared French towns
3%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 2.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 7.5% of the labour force are out of work. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,000 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis, 0.4 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,000
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D−
Walkability: behind almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 23% of Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
37.7median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 14% of residents. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, close to Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis in two is 37.7.
Saint-Hilaire-le-VouhisVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 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
HousingCost of living A−
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.86/m² a month
€1,719/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,719/m², below Vendée’s towns (€2,339/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. House rents are put at about €8.36/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis€1,719/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,719/m²
30
€8.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.10/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
1historic monument
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-le-Vouhis; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 57% of compared French towns
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 13 mi away. 48 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 56: 14% below. Also worth knowing: 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.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
12.9 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
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis is a commune of 1,101 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
Population
1,101 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.1 km²)
INSEE code
85232
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis
Is Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis safe?
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis grades A− for cost of living.
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.