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A town of 1,377 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Saint-Paul-en-Pareds’s strongest is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 57% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is walkability (D−): 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,146/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays des Herbiers.
Figures: 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-Paul-en-Pareds 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-Paul-en-Pareds 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-Paul-en-Pareds has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église (à l'exception de la sacristie): Photo: Louis-Marie CAILLAUD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
54 deaths in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 92: 41% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Paul-en-Pareds is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 15.5 mi away. Women in Vendée live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across 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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Jobs located in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds: 250, for 700 residents in work (0.4 each). 3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 5.3% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9% of the population. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, lower than both Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds is 40.9.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-en-Pareds | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 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.
The median price, €2,146/m², comes from 32 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 32 homes were sold locally.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,146/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. 7.3% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and above Vendée’s towns (6.3%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Paul-en-Pareds. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Paul-en-Pareds.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Paul-en-Pareds is a commune of 1,377 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
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-Paul-en-Pareds | 1,377 | — | — | B | — | A+ |
| Les Herbiers | 16,521 | 3.3 | A | C+ | B+ | B |
| Le Boupère | 3,151 | 3.3 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Mouchamps | 3,015 | 4.6 | — | A− | — | A+ |
| Les Epesses | 2,983 | 5.6 | — | B+ | — | A+ |
| Sèvremont | 6,385 | 5.8 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Pouzauges | 5,668 | 7.5 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Paul-en-Pareds has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,146/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Paul-en-Pareds 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.