Talmont-Saint-Hilaire’s weakest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well (D): 37% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #39 of 46 in Vendée. That leaves it better than 30% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Talmont-Saint-Hilaire 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
Wikidata records 4 people born in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire before 1900, the earliest Georges Batiot, in 1845.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
On foot, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire works less well than 88% of compared French towns
5%walk, cycle or take transit
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,910 a year per consumption unit. 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. 9.3% of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
2,700
jobs based in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, 0.9 per working resident
9.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Talmont-Saint-Hilaire: 35% are 65 or over, above Vendée’s towns and compared French towns
56.2median age
Under 15: just over one in ten residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.1% of residents, below both Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%). At 56.2, the median resident of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire sits in the middle of the age range.
Talmont-Saint-HilaireVendée medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D
Buying in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire costs more than in Vendée’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,366/m²
€3,366/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.21/m² a month, higher than both Vendée’s towns (€11.32/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). In Talmont-Saint-Hilaire, houses go for €3,213/m² and apartments for €3,609/m². Sales in the town from July 2023 to June 2026: 630 houses and apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire€3,366/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vendée median€2,339/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,213/m²
467
Apartments
€3,609/m²
163
€13.21/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.81 to €17.78/m² a month)
9.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,000
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire ranks below 61% of compared French towns for crime per resident
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire was criminal damage (2025). Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.1. Police and gendarmerie recorded 130 offenses in the town in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Burglary26
Sexual violence21
Family violence19
Theft from vehicles14
Other physical violence11
Vehicle theft5
Armed robbery0
Fraud71
Theft without violence36
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
130
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire has 3 historic monuments, 2 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Vendée’s towns (6.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is Château des Granges-Cathus. On the Culture ministry’s list, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire records 91 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 85 in Vendée’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,006 deaths in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,077, 7% more. The nearest emergency department to Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere, 6.7 mi away. 7 GPs practise in the town. Women in Vendée live to 85.5 on average and men to 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Cote de Lumiere
85.5 · 80.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vendée, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Philippe Mestre: Jinx75116, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gabrielle Bellocq: RaphKnight, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Léon Pommeray: Atelier Nadar. Photographe, Public domain
About Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is a commune of 8,492 people in the Communauté de communes Vendée Grand 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
8,492 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Vendée Grand Littoral
Département
Vendée (85)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
34.9 sq mi (90.3 km²)
INSEE code
85288
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
