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A town of 597 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maurice-le-Girard as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Cheffois, 1.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-le-Girard.
The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, about level with Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Saint-Maurice-le-Girard has a median age of 47.4. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,260 a year per consumption unit, below both Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 250 residents in work, Saint-Maurice-le-Girard has 50 jobs: 0.3 each. The unemployment rate comes to 9.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Maurice-le-Girard. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Maurice-le-Girard is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Saint-Maurice-le-Girard.
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-Maurice-le-Girard | 597 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtaigneraie | 2,600 | 3.2 | A− | A | B− | D |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 9.4 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 12 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre Deux-Sèvres | 5,121 | 12 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 12 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Maurice-le-Girard is a commune of 597 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de la Châtaigneraie. 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 8, 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.