This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :
01/01/2019 – Montaigu devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Montaigu-Vendée
(85146) (commune nouvelle).
01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Montaigu-Vendée en lieu et place des
communes de Boufféré (85027), de La Guyonnière (85107), de Montaigu (85146), de Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu
(85217) et de Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay (85224) devenues déléguées.
In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table
/ graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.
tableauEMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity
2010
2015
2021
Altogether
12 296
12 753
13 090
Working age adult in %
78,7
79,5
80,6
including working age adults with a job in %
73,2
73,0
75,0
including unemployed workers in %
5,5
6,5
5,6
Economically inactive people in %
21,3
20,5
19,4
including pupils, students or interns in %
7,9
9,6
9,2
including retirees in %
9,2
7,0
6,3
including other economically inactive people in %
4,2
3,9
3,9
Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.
tableauEMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
Sex and age
Population
Active people
Activity rate in %
Working people
Employment rate in %
Altogether
13 090
10 548
80,6
9 811
75,0
15 to 24 years old
2 431
1 170
48,1
1 007
41,4
25 to 54 years old
8 181
7 866
96,1
7 406
90,5
55 to 64 years old
2 477
1 512
61,0
1 399
56,5
Male
6 666
5 535
83,0
5 186
77,8
15 to 24 years old
1 318
719
54,6
632
47,9
25 to 54 years old
4 109
4 022
97,9
3 816
92,9
55 to 64 years old
1 239
794
64,1
738
59,6
Female
6 424
5 013
78,0
4 625
72,0
15 to 24 years old
1 113
451
40,5
375
33,7
25 to 54 years old
4 072
3 844
94,4
3 589
88,1
55 to 64 years old
1 238
718
58,0
661
53,3
Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.