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5,203 residents make their home in this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Where it does best is safety — an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Gorges’s overall grade of A puts it better than 95% of compared French towns, #2 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Housing is expensive (C+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.
The 2 things Gorges does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Gorges 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.
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Gorges has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Gorges. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de l'Oiselinièrein townAttractionAttractionLe Moulin à papier du Liveauin townAttractionAttractionTour Boisteauin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clisson2.6 km southeast, in ClissonFortFortPorte de ville de Clisson2.6 km southeast, in ClissonMuseumMuseumMusée du vignoble nantais4.1 km northwest, in Le PalletPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gorges.
Of the graded crimes in Gorges, sexual violence came up most often (2025). In 2025, 40 offenses were recorded here. This Loire-Atlantique town ranks first of the 93 compared towns in Loire-Atlantique on the Safety Grade.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 19.9% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Gorges is 99.3%, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1 mi off. School results put the town #17 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rosa ParksNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 94%−2 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique privé Charles Péguy PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 433 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Immaculée Conception - La Salle PrivateBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 136 | 98%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Gorges has a median age of 39.4 years. 34% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Gorges | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 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.
After the care-home adjustment, Gorges’ deaths ran at 83 per 100 expected, about level with Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and below compared French towns (88). 369 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 348: 6% above. The nearest emergency department to Gorges is Chd site de Montaigu, 9.1 mi away. 5 GPs practise in the town.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The sales split: 95% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 123 homes were sold in Gorges. A house rents for an estimated €10.09/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,562/m² | 117 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. 6.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below 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
For its 2,450 residents in work, Gorges has 1,050 jobs: 0.4 each. 14.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €27,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gorges has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Villa de l'Oiselinière: Photo: antoine verdier · Public domain
One notable person was born in Gorges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorges | 5,203 | — | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Clisson | 7,452 | 1.5 | A− | C | C | B |
| Mouzillon | 2,893 | 2.7 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Le Pallet | 3,413 | 3.3 | — | C+ | — | B |
| Gétigné | 3,883 | 3.6 | — | B | — | A− |
| Cugand-la-Bernardière Vendée | 5,711 | 3.7 | A+ | B− | A+ | A |
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 3,095 | 3.7 | — | C+ | — | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 86% of compared French towns and #17 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. The lycée stands out: 100% of 433 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique privé Charles Péguy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.75/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gorges grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Gorges is a commune of 5,203 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 4, 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.