Pupils here do better than most: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,696/m²: 70 m² comes to 4.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Getting around depends on the car: 4% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It lags on jobs & income as well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq 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-Michel-le-Cloucq 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.
Château de la Beaugisière: Photo: Françoise Aced · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq.
Schools
Exam results around Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq beat 90% of compared French towns
93.0%passed the brevetASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, close to Vendée’s towns (92.4%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.2 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq works less well than 88% of compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 7.5%, close to Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 6.2% of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,900 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
150
jobs based in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, 0.3 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Renting in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.67/m² a month
€1,696/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,696/m², comes from 34 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.85/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq€1,696/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,696/m²
34
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.66 to €11.29/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.85/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq sees fewer deaths than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 78 per 100 expected
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Vendée: 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 88 deaths in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 112: 22% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq is Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee, 3.8 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw78
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
3.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier site du Pole Sante Sud Vendee
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
An older town: 29% of people in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq are 65 or over, more than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns
51.3median age
Under-15s account for 16% of the population. 8.5% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
Saint-Michel-le-CloucqVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq is a commune of 1,253 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
1,253 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.8 sq mi (17.7 km²)
INSEE code
85256
Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq
Is Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq safe?
Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 7.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq good?
They grade A, better than 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,696/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq grades A− for cost of living.
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.
