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This town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire has a population of 7,224.
The picture is mixed. Schools do well: brevet results 3 points above the expected rate. Recorded crime is low: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 10 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,722/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). It is hard to get around without a car: 35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than just over two thirds of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #43 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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.
The one thing Herbignac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Herbignac 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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Herbignac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1925.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Herbignac.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 9.2 mi off. Its collèges and lycées rank #14 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 129 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €25,730 a year per consumption unit, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€27,630) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). 4.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Herbignac: 2,550, for 3,250 residents in work (0.8 each).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 110 offenses in Herbignac in 2025. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
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 · For theft from vehicles, 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, 3.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Herbignac is Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire, 12.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 533 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 670, 26% more. Its two care homes for older people (118 places) count their residents as Herbignac’s; allowing for them, deaths were 1% above expected. Life expectancy at birth in Loire-Atlantique is 86.2 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,722/m², comes from 233 sales of houses and apartments in Herbignac from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €10.28/m² a month. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,717/m² | 225 |
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.
Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Homes from before 1919 make up nearly a tenth of the total, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 20%, about level with Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town. Typical age in Herbignac: 41.9, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Herbignac | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and gardens in and near Herbignac. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Ranrouëtin townGardenGardenJardins de Kermoureauin townChâteauChâteauManoir de Kerougas4.2 km west, in AsséracPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Herbignac has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Château du Ranroët (ruines): Photo: Chateau · Public domain · Atelier de potier: Photo: Poulpy · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Herbignac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbignac | 7,224 | — | B+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Férel Morbihan | 3,499 | 3 | — | B− | — | D |
| La Chapelle-des-Marais | 4,492 | 3.4 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Saint-Lyphard | 5,304 | 4.4 | B | C | A | C |
| Saint-Molf | 2,870 | 6.1 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Nivillac Morbihan | 4,951 | 6.6 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| Marzan Morbihan | 2,684 | 6.7 | — | B | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #16 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 50 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #14 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,722/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.54/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Herbignac grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Herbignac is a commune of 7,224 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). 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.
