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Saint-Juire-ChampgillonVendée

A town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire, home to 425 people.

Is Saint-Juire-Champgillon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Saint-Juire-Champgillon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 19% of its housing.

What makes Saint-Juire-Champgillon stand out

The one thing Saint-Juire-Champgillon does most differently from other towns.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Juire-Champgillon’s story

Saint-Juire-Champgillon in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Juire-Champgillon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.

38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Clovis Constant, born in 1888, is the one person born in Saint-Juire-Champgillon before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1972First protected: Château de Saint-Juire
  • 1991Most recently protected: Commanderie de templiers de Champgillon (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Juire-Champgillon.

History

Old homes shape Saint-Juire-Champgillon: 38% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Juire-Champgillon; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
Level not given1
14th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Saint-Juire-Champgillon than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

Half of Saint-Juire-Champgillon is older than 47.8, half younger. 17% are under 15, higher than Vendée’s towns (16%) and near compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.

47.8median age
Saint-Juire-ChampgillonVendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Juire-Champgillon
Saint-Juire-ChampgillonVendée medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–249.7%9.9%11%
25–4421%21%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma25%19%19%
CAP or BEP37%30%26%
Baccalauréat13%19%18%
Higher education21%26%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Saint-Juire-Champgillon than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 3.8%

Unemployment runs at 11.2%. The median disposable income was €24,480 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Saint-Juire-Champgillon counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Juire-Champgillon, 0.2 per working resident
11.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 6.9 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one.

98.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Juire-Champgillon98.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Saint-Paul PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège5298%+6 pts
98.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +6 pts against the expected rate
2.9 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Juire-Champgillon than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Saint-Juire-Champgillon: 25 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Juire-Champgillon€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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Juire and 8 more in and around Saint-Juire-Champgillon

Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Saint-Juire-Champgillon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Juire-Champgillon

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 4 historic monuments in Saint-Juire-Champgillon; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Famous people from Saint-Juire-Champgillon

One notable person was born in Saint-Juire-Champgillon.

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Saint-Juire-Champgillon’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'HermineChantonnayBournezeauMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisLuçonSaint-Martin-des-NoyersSaint-Jean-d'HermineChantonnayBournezeauMareuil-sur-Lay-DissaisLuçonSaint-Martin-des-NoyersSaint-Juire-Champgillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Juire-Champgillon425—————
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine3,6113.7A−AB−B−
Chantonnay8,5576.6B+B+B−B−
Bournezeau3,4527.6A+A−AB+
Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais2,80810—B+—B+
Luçon9,41712C+B+C−C+
Saint-Martin-des-Noyers2,56012—B+—C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Saint-Juire-Champgillon

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Juire-Champgillon is a commune of 425 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
425 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
8 sq mi (20.7 km²)
INSEE code
85235

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.