Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its best grade is for schools (A): brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate. At A overall, Divatte-sur-Loire ranks #11 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. It comes out better than 93% of compared French towns. Safety is a strength too (A): an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 8.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What holds it back is walkability (C−): nearly two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Cost of living is weaker too: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Divatte-sur-Loire 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 Divatte-sur-Loire.
Schools
Brevet results near Divatte-sur-Loire run high: 96.7% passed, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 7.3 mi away. By results, schools here place #8 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Divatte-sur-Loire runs lower than in 93% of compared French towns
In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes in Divatte-sur-Loire. 62 offenses were reported in Divatte-sur-Loire during 2025.
3.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles15
Criminal damage15
Family violence12
Vehicle theft9
Burglary6
Sexual violence5
Fraud37
Theft without violence15
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.
3.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
62
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.9%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 3.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Only 5.7% of commuters in Divatte-sur-Loire go to work without a car, fewer than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 6.4%, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Per resident in work, Divatte-sur-Loire counts 0.6 jobs (2,000 jobs, 3,450 workers). Median disposable income is €27,150 a year for each consumption unit.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
2,000
jobs based in Divatte-sur-Loire, 0.6 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 20% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A younger town: only 18% of people in Divatte-sur-Loire are 65 or over, fewer than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Children under 15 make up 20%, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and higher than compared French towns (17%). Ages in Divatte-sur-Loire split evenly at 42.4: half are older, half younger.
42.4median age
Divatte-sur-LoireLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Divatte-sur-Loire has a lower adjusted death rate than 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Divatte-sur-Loire is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 10.1 mi away. Its care home for older people (82 places) counts its residents as Divatte-sur-Loire’s; allowing for it, deaths were 16% below expected. 540 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 554: 3% below. At birth, a girl in Loire-Atlantique can expect 86.2 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Divatte-sur-Loire · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis
8.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Jules Verne Pole hospitalier Mutualiste de Nantes
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Divatte-sur-Loire’s median home price is €2,600/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. 169 houses and apartments changed hands in Divatte-sur-Loire from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.86/m² a month.
€2,600/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Divatte-sur-Loire€2,600/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,600/m²
167
€12.08/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.64 to €15.14/m² a month)
6.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sèvre et Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Divatte-sur-Loire: 12% were built before 1919, more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Divatte-sur-Loire has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Divatte-sur-Loire
Is Divatte-sur-Loire safe?
It grades A for safety, #4 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 15 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Divatte-sur-Loire good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #8 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Divatte-sur-Loire expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.08/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Divatte-sur-Loire grades C+ for cost of living.
About Divatte-sur-Loire
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Divatte-sur-Loire is a commune of 7,252 people in the Communauté de communes Sèvre et Loire. 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.
