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In Vendée, Pays de la Loire, this town has 1,042 residents. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
People here tend to be in good health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on cost of living: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is just over a third of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Most journeys need a car (D−). The local economy is weaker than most (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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-Mars-la-Réorthe 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.
The one thing Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe 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-Mars-la-Réorthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe 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 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe. Best known first.
Theme parkPuy du Fou3 km north, in Les EpessesChâteauChâteauChâteau du Puy-du-Fou3.3 km north, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionLa Cinéscénie3.3 km north, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionCarrousel du Bourg Bérard3.3 km north, in Les EpessesAttractionAttractionL'Epée du Roi Arthur2.8 km north, in Les EpessesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe.
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 2.2% of commuters at the census. 7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,650 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 37 residents of Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe died, against 59 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 37% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 12.4 mi away. Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, below Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Also worth knowing: people 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe yet.
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-Mars-la-Réorthe | 1,042 | — | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Les Epesses | 2,983 | 1.9 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Sèvremont | 6,385 | 3.8 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Les Herbiers | 16,521 | 4.3 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 4.9 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre | 3,550 | 6.7 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Chanverrie | 5,653 | 6.9 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Mars-la-Réorthe is a commune of 1,042 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Herbiers. 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) · 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.