At B+ overall, Blain is better than 71% of compared French towns and ranks #36 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Its strongest subject is schools — bac results a point above the expected rate; brevet results 3.7 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B− for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 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 Blain 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 Blain.
Schools
More pass the bac at the lycées near Blain than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 99.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Blain is 95.2%, above both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (91.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #12 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
Buying in Blain costs less than in both Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns: the median sale is €2,215/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,295/m² in Blain, apartments for €1,900/m². Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 360 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.02/m² a month.
€2,215/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blain€2,215/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,295/m²
307
Apartments
€1,900/m²
53
€11.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.56 to €14.83/m² a month)
6.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Pays de Blain Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Blain is Château de la Groulais. The protected list starts in the 14th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population. 30% of adults hold a degree.
42.8median age
BlainLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
More crime per resident in Blain than in 55% of compared French towns
Graded property crimes ran at 15 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.5 (2023–2025 average). In all, 182 offenses reached the police record in Blain in 2025. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage63
Family violence26
Other physical violence25
Burglary24
Sexual violence19
Vehicle theft13
Theft from vehicles12
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence55
Fraud50
Drug use6
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.
7.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
182
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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.
HealthHealth B−
Blain is 19.3 mi from the nearest emergency department
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (176 places) count their residents as Blain’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Blain can choose among 10 GPs. In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 951 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,010, 6% more.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Blain · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
19.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir
18.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Sante Atlantique
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Blain come to a median €25,370 a year per consumption unit, against €27,630 in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 7.3%, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Blain didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 3.0% of working residents in Blain to work at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,100
jobs based in Blain, 0.9 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 50% of compared French towns
Édouard Huet du Pavillon: inconnu, Public domain · Marie-Julie Jahenny: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Patrick Rimbert: Photocom, CC BY-SA 3.0 · César Marie François Varsavaux: Edme Quenedey des Ricets, Public domain
Blain’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blain
Is Blain safe?
It grades B− for safety, #57 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Blain good?
They grade A, better than 91% of compared French towns and #12 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Blain expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.91/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Blain grades C+ for cost of living.
About Blain
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Blain is a commune of 10,376 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Blain Communauté. 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.
