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With 880 residents, it is a town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit falls below the line for grades. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Mégalithe dit La Pierre-des-Farfadets, in Le Poiré-sur-Vie, 4.8 mi away.
16% 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-Paul-Mont-Penit.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Residents of Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit have a median age of 37.5. Also worth knowing: 26% of adults hold a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit has 250 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment runs at 8.6%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Paul PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 91 | 98%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,188/m², comes from 35 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,188/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit 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-Paul-Mont-Penit 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-Paul-Mont-Penit | 880 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aizenay | 10,365 | 4.7 | A | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron | 2,727 | 4.8 | — | B | — | A− |
| Legé Loire-Atlantique | 4,817 | 7.4 | B | B | B+ | C |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 8,649 | 8.2 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Coëx | 3,428 | 8.3 | — | C+ | — | C |
| Commequiers | 3,735 | 8.7 | — | B | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit is a commune of 880 people in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. 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) · 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.