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Only 12% of residents are 65 or over. 1,182 people call this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire home.
Cheix-en-Retz’s best grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Jobs & income is another plus: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.7% unemployment. Where it falls short is walkability (D). Cost of living is weaker too — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 40% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Cheix-en-Retz 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.
The one thing Cheix-en-Retz does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cheix-en-Retz 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.
Cheix-en-Retz has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cheix-en-Retz as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle de Bethléem, in Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cheix-en-Retz.
People 65 and over make up 12% of the town, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Cheix-en-Retz | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Cheix-en-Retz is Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant, 12 mi away. 33 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 46: 28% below. In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has one family doctor.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
5.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,080 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Cheix-en-Retz recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre et Marie CurieNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 125 | 90%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Cheix-en-Retz. Best known first.
Nothing in Cheix-en-Retz is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cheix-en-Retz yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheix-en-Retz | 1,182 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Rouans | 3,301 | 2 | B | C | A− | B |
| Le Pellerin | 5,319 | 2.3 | C+ | C | B− | B− |
| Brains | 2,709 | 3.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| Port-Saint-Père | 3,059 | 3.9 | B | C− | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau | 6,067 | 4.3 | B | C | A− | B− |
| Couëron | 24,103 | 5.1 | B | C | B− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cheix-en-Retz has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.6 recorded violent incidents and 13.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Cheix-en-Retz is a commune of 1,182 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.