Abbaretz’s strongest subject is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C): 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. The median home sells for €1,741/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Abbaretz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Abbaretz 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abbaretz.
HealthHealth C−
Abbaretz has a higher adjusted death rate than 80% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Abbaretz has one family doctor. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Abbaretz records 101 deaths per 100 expected. 136 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 135: 1% above. The nearest emergency department to Abbaretz is Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant, 13.4 mi away.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Abbaretz · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
13.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 22% of people in Abbaretz are under 15, more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns
23% of adults hold a degree, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. Line up the people of Abbaretz by age and the one in the middle is 39.7.
39.7median age
AbbaretzLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Abbaretz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Abbaretz was vehicle theft (2025). All told, Abbaretz had 32 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.8 cases of violence against people and 12.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Vehicle theft9
Theft from vehicles9
Criminal damage9
Family violence5
Fraud7
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
32
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
47.7%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and burglary, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 47.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Forges de la Jahotière and 3 more in and around Abbaretz
Heritage and museums in and near Abbaretz. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Abbaretz
Is Abbaretz safe?
Abbaretz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Abbaretz expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Abbaretz grades B+ for cost of living.
About Abbaretz
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Abbaretz is a commune of 2,073 people in the Communauté de communes de Nozay. 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
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.
