Is Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine a good place to live?
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a fifth of homes.
What makes Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine stand out
The one thing Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine does most differently from other towns.
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
42% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Église Saint-Martin: Photo: User:Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine.
Who lives here
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine has fewer young adults than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
51.1median age
Degrees are held by 22% of adults. 28% of residents are 65 or over, above Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine has a median age of 51.1.
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-HermineVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
Ages and diplomas in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine is Église Saint-Martin. This Vendée town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine, 7.2%, runs below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €24,740 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). At the census, 8.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Vendée’s towns (7.6%) but below compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine, 0.4 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine is a commune of 419 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
419 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code
85248
Saint-Martin-Lars-en-Sainte-Hermine’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
