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Saint-Laurent-de-la-SalleVendée

398 residents make their home in this town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population

398

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.67

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,250

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle a good place to live?

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 14% of homes.

What makes Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle stand out

The one thing Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

François Anne Jacques Bouron, born in 1752, is the one person born in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1984First protected: Château du Plessis-le-Franc

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle.

History

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

16th c.

oldest protected part

1984

first monument protected

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Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle?”

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

Who lives here

Fewer people in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle hold a degree than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 16%

19% are under 15, above Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%. Residents of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle have a median age of 47.4.

47.4median age

Saint-Laurent-de-la-SalleVendée medianFrance median

Vendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

25%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP36%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education16%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle
	Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle	Vendée median	France median
Under 15	19%	16%	17%
15–24	8.2%	9.9%	11%
25–44	19%	21%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	25%	23%	22%
No diploma	22%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	36%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	19%	18%
Higher education	16%	26%	30%

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Ages47.4 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households180 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad9.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle?”

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle, 12.5%, runs above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income was €24,250 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). 50 jobs are based in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle, for 150 working residents (0.4 per worker). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%

On foot6%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Public transport1%

Bicycle1%

jobs based in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle, 0.4 per working resident

12.5%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,250

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

11%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,250 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.67/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.80/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 23 homes were sold in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle.

€8.67/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle€8.67/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vendée median€11.32/m²

€8.67/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.29/m² a month)

€6.80/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€8.67/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de la Loge and 4 more in and around Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

Heritage in and near Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Logein town ChâteauChâteauTouarontin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Fougeroux4.2 km southwest, in La Chapelle-Thémer ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Gibonnière4.8 km southeast, in Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts ChâteauChâteauLe Château4 km west, in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

12pages on Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing23 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.4 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Inscrit

Château du Plessis-le-FrancChâteau · 16th–19th c.

Classé

Église Saint-MartinChurch · 12th & 13th c. · in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine, 2.6 mi

Classé

Dolmen dit de La Pierre FolleDolmen · Prehistory · in Thiré, 4.2 mi

Classé

Église Saint-RémiChurch · 12th & 16th c. · in Pouillé, 5.6 mi

Famous people from Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

2 notable people were born in Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle.

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Roland BerlandCyclist · born 1945

François Anne Jacques BouronFrench politician (1752-1832)

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →

Saint-Jean-d'HermineChantonnayLa ChâtaigneraieFontenay-le-ComteBournezeauPouzaugesSaint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle	398	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Jean-d'Hermine	3,611	7.4	A⁻	A	B⁻	B⁻
Chantonnay	8,557	8.7	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻
La Châtaigneraie	2,600	9.8	A⁻	A	B⁻	D
Fontenay-le-Comte	14,059	10	B⁺	B	C⁻	B⁺
Bournezeau	3,452	12	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Pouzauges	5,668	14	A	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺

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

About Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salle is a commune of 398 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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: 398 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée
Département: Vendée (85)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 7.5 sq mi (19.3 km²)
INSEE code: 85237

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 9, 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.