Les Sables-d'Olonne · report
Empty homes in Les Sables-d'Olonne
3.4% of the 43,357 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 3.4%
- Empty homes
- 1,455
Empty homes in Les Sables-d'Olonne, census by census
Share of homes standing empty at each census, against the wider areas.
- Les Sables-d'Olonne
- Vendée
- France
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| Census | Les Sables-d'Olonne | Vendée | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4% | 5.0% | 7.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 5.3% | 8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | 3.8% | 6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6.9% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | 5.2% | 7.2% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 7.7% |
| 1968 | 6.6% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2023 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | 3.4% |
| Vendée | 5.0% |
| France | 7.8% |
INSEE counts a home as vacant when nobody lives in it: for sale, to let, already let or sold but not yet occupied, awaiting repair, or kept empty. Second homes are counted apart and are not included. The latest census is the rolling survey of 2021 to 2025.
Other reports for Les Sables-d'Olonne
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €374,400. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,457 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 31%
- Payment, one income
- 62%
Renting a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at apartments' median sale price; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €1,234
- Owning per month
- €1,519
Figures for Vendée: Les Sables-d'Olonne has no reliable figures of its own.
16.8% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 8,026
In 2022 the population grew by 863 while 499 homes were started: 1.7 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2022
- 1.7
- Population change, 2022
- +863
In 2025, 7% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 7%