Sainte-Cécile has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (C−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,460/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Sainte-Cécile 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Cécile.
HealthHealth A
Sainte-Cécile loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 73 per 100 expected, below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Cécile is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 14.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 109 residents of Sainte-Cécile died, against 126 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 14% fewer. Average lifespans in Vendée: 85.5 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 4 family doctors.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Sainte-Cécile · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chd site la Roche Sur Yon
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Sainte-Cécile works less well than 85% of compared French towns
Jobs based in Sainte-Cécile number 500, against 700 residents in work (0.7 per worker). The median disposable income was €25,140 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Vendée’s towns (€26,310). Unemployment stands at 9.8%.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
500
jobs based in Sainte-Cécile, 0.7 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% 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 Sainte-Cécile costs less than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.62/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,460/m²: 41 houses and apartments sold in Sainte-Cécile between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 41 homes were sold locally. House rents are put at about €8.36/m² a month.
€1,460/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Cécile€1,460/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,460/m²
41
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €12.61/m² a month)
4.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Sainte-Cécile are under 15, more than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns
18% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by 24% of adults, below both Vendée’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Also worth knowing: typical age in Sainte-Cécile: 41.5, the median.
41.5median age
Sainte-CécileVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education24%
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
Sainte-Cécile keeps more of its old housing than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Cécile has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Cécile
Is Sainte-Cécile safe?
Sainte-Cécile has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.8 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.
Is Sainte-Cécile expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,460/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Cécile grades A− for cost of living.
About Sainte-Cécile
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Sainte-Cécile is a commune of 1,575 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay. 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
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.
