Households here earn well (A): 1 job per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car: 79% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €1,627/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine 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 Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine 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-Gemme-la-Plaine.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine has lower unemployment than Vendée’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 950 residents in work, Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine has 1,000 jobs: 1 each. At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,600 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,000
jobs based in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine, 1 per working resident
5.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 77 per 100 expected, below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Vendée is 85.5 years for women and 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 278 residents of Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine died, against 267 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is Centre hospitalier site de Lucon, 3.4 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier site de Lucon
13.6 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
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine: 13% were built before 1919, more than in both Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 3 of the 4 are houses and mansions.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is 93.3%, below Vendée’s towns (97.1%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine than in Vendée’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
45.1median age
The middle age in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is 45.1. Under 15: 17% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, near both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%).
Sainte-Gemme-la-PlaineVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
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%.
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine is a commune of 2,084 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral. 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
2,084 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Vendée Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
13.7 sq mi (35.5 km²)
INSEE code
85216
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine’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 Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
Is Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine safe?
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns. 90% of 134 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Atlantique in 2025, 7 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,627/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine 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.
