Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 291 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Sainte-Pexine is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Sainte-Pexine does most differently from other towns.
Sainte-Pexine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Pexine.
13% of residents are 65 or over, below Vendée’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. The age that splits Sainte-Pexine in two is 38.6.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sainte-Pexine | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sainte-Pexine has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Sainte-Pexine has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,990 a year per consumption unit, lower than Vendée’s towns (€26,310) and near compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in Sainte-Pexine from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Sainte-Pexine. Best known first.
Sainte-Pexine has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir de Chaligny: Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sainte-Pexine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Pexine | 291 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 2.8 | A− | A | B− | B− |
| Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | 2,808 | 4.7 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Bournezeau | 3,452 | 5.3 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Luçon | 9,417 | 7.3 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Chantonnay | 8,557 | 9.4 | B+ | B+ | B− | B− |
| Rives de l'Yon | 4,335 | 10 | A− | B+ | A+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Sainte-Pexine is a commune of 291 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.