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SigournaisVendée

A town of 999 in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Population

999

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.86

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,660

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sigournais a good place to live?

Sigournais is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Château · Classé · Photo: GardienAncestral · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sigournais’ story

Sigournais in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sigournais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1946.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1995First protected: Château-Neuf
2005Most recently protected: La Jordronnière

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Nearby attractions

Château de Sigournais and 10 more in and around Sigournais

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Sigournais. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sigournaisin town ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Launayin town AttractionAttractionDolmen des Landes4.3 km southeast, in Bazoges-en-Pareds AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Grammont4.2 km north, in Saint-Prouant ChâteauChâteauLa Boutetière4.4 km south, in Chantonnay ChâteauChâteauLe Logis4.1 km southeast, in Bazoges-en-Pareds

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sigournais.

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Sigournais, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

On this, Sigournais is above both Vendée’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). 20% of residents are 65 or over.

42.6median age

SigournaisVendée medianFrance median

Vendée medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%

CAP or BEP35%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Sigournais
	Sigournais	Vendée median	France median
Under 15	21%	16%	17%
15–24	10%	9.9%	11%
25–44	22%	21%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	20%	23%	22%
No diploma	17%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	35%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	19%	18%
Higher education	23%	26%	30%

Full pageSigournais’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages42.6 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households400 households · 2.5 people per household Born abroad3.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Sigournais?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Sigournais keeps more of its old housing than Vendée or compared French towns: 24% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Sigournais comes above both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sigournais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit2

15th c.

oldest protected part

1946

first monument protected

Full pageSigournais’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes24% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Sigournais?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Sigournais, 5.2%, runs below Vendée’s towns and compared French towns

For Sigournais, that is below both Vendée’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Sigournais has 200 jobs for 450 working residents, 0.4 per worker. 3.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%

Motorbike or scooter2%

Bicycle2%

On foot1%

Public transport0%

200

jobs based in Sigournais, 0.4 per working resident

5.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,660

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageSigournais’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,660 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

85.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Sigournais sits below both Vendée’s towns (92.4%) and compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.

85.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Sigournais85.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège René CouzinetNearest collègeCollège	Collège	110	85%−3 pts

85.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −3 pts against the expected rate

3.1 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageSigournais’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges85.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Sigournais costs less than in Vendée’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.86/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Sigournais below both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sigournais€8.86/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vendée median€11.32/m²

€8.86/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €11.10/m² a month)

€7.82/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageSigournais’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.86/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sigournais

13pages on Sigournais

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health1 GP · nearest emergency department 18.5 mi away Housing29 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute200 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions2 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.6 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Sigournais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).

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Château-NeufChâteau · 19th c.

Inscrit

La JordronnièreHouse · 19th c.

Photo credits

Château-Neuf: Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Sigournais

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Sigournais as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Sigournais’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Vendée →

ChantonnayMouchampsLe BoupèrePouzaugesSaint-Martin-des-NoyersBournezeauSigournais

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sigournais	999	—	—	—	—	—
Chantonnay	8,557	3.5	B⁺	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻
Mouchamps	3,015	6	—	A⁻	—	A⁺
Le Boupère	3,151	6.2	—	B⁺	—	B⁺
Pouzauges	5,668	8.5	A	B⁺	B⁺	B⁺
Saint-Martin-des-Noyers	2,560	9.6	—	B⁺	—	C⁺
Bournezeau	3,452	10	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Sigournais

Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire

Sigournais is a commune of 999 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

Population: 999 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Pays de Chantonnay
Département: Vendée (85)
Région: Pays de la Loire
Area: 7.1 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code: 85282

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.