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The town has 1,612 residents and lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Malô-du-Bois’s best grade is for schools — bac results 0.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. It also does well on health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €1,934/m² costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne. The weak point is walkability (C) — 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Malô-du-Bois 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-Malô-du-Bois 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-Malô-du-Bois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Saint-Malô-du-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Malô-du-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Puy-du-Fou, in Les Epesses, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Malô-du-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Malô-du-Bois.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.3 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 100% of 177 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Gabriel Saint-Michel PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 161 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Saint-Gabriel Saint-Michel PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 177 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Saint-Malô-du-Bois is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 61 residents of Saint-Malô-du-Bois died, against 84 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. In Vendée, life expectancy at birth reaches 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for 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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Degrees are held by 31% of adults, above Vendée’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). 14% of residents have reached 65. Saint-Malô-du-Bois has a median age of 40.1 years.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Malô-du-Bois | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
40 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Malô-du-Bois, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,934/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,934/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Saint-Malô-du-Bois counts 0.5 jobs (450 jobs, 850 workers). At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €26,990 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and heritage in and near Saint-Malô-du-Bois. Best known first.
Theme parkPuy du Fou4.7 km southwest, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionSaint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre2.9 km north, in Saint-Laurent-sur-SèvreAttractionAttractionChambretaud3.8 km west, in ChanverrieChâteauChâteauChâteau du Puy-du-Fou4.3 km southwest, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionLa Cinéscénie4.3 km southwest, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionCarrousel du Bourg Bérard4.5 km southwest, in Les EpessesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Malô-du-Bois yet.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Malô-du-Bois is a commune of 1,612 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Mortagne. 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-Malô-du-Bois | 1,612 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 3,550 | 2.1 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Les Epesses | 2,983 | 3 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Chanverrie | 5,653 | 4.5 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | 6,057 | 5.1 | A+ | B | B+ | B |
| La Tessoualle Maine-et-Loire | 3,167 | 6 | — | B− | — | A− |
| Les Herbiers | 16,521 | 6.7 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Malô-du-Bois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 88% 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 €1,934/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Malô-du-Bois grades B+ 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.