This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :
01/01/2019 – Les Sables-d'Olonne devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein des
Sables-d'Olonne (85194) (commune nouvelle).
01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle des Sables-d'Olonne en lieu et place
des communes de Château-d'Olonne (85060), d'Olonne-sur-Mer (85166) et des Sables-d'Olonne
(85194) 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
23 101
21 996
23 927
Working age adult in %
65,4
68,6
72,7
including working age adults with a job in %
56,9
57,9
63,5
including unemployed workers in %
8,5
10,7
9,1
Economically inactive people in %
34,6
31,4
27,3
including pupils, students or interns in %
7,4
7,9
7,8
including retirees in %
18,1
14,9
12,0
including other economically inactive people in %
9,1
8,6
7,6
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
23 927
17 389
72,7
15 205
63,5
15 to 24 years old
3 706
1 720
46,4
1 288
34,8
25 to 54 years old
13 072
12 059
92,3
10 714
82,0
55 to 64 years old
7 150
3 611
50,5
3 203
44,8
Male
11 477
8 507
74,1
7 419
64,6
15 to 24 years old
1 938
937
48,4
702
36,3
25 to 54 years old
6 284
5 856
93,2
5 216
83,0
55 to 64 years old
3 255
1 714
52,7
1 500
46,1
Female
12 451
8 882
71,3
7 787
62,5
15 to 24 years old
1 768
783
44,3
586
33,1
25 to 54 years old
6 788
6 203
91,4
5 498
81,0
55 to 64 years old
3 895
1 897
48,7
1 704
43,7
Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.