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A town of 6,539 in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Homes are dear (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around depends on the car (C): 35% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes an A, better than 91% of compared French towns. It ranks #13 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 La Chevrolière 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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The one thing La Chevrolière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Chevrolière; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
La Chevrolière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chevrolière.
Burglary topped the graded crimes in La Chevrolière (2025). For 2025, the figures show 81 offenses in the town. Graded property crimes ran at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.6 (2023–2025 average).
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by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 8.2% of the index here.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.
473 deaths in La Chevrolière between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 496: 5% below. The nearest emergency department to La Chevrolière is L Hopital Prive du Confluent, 7.6 mi away. There are 3 general practitioners here. In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, lower than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.7%. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Chevrolière | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 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
6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in La Chevrolière number 3,150, against 3,250 residents in work (1 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,850 a year.
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.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.31/m² a month. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 179 homes were sold in La Chevrolière.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,806/m² | 177 |
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 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.3% of the total, lower 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
Heritage and museums in and near La Chevrolière. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Chevrolière yet.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
La Chevrolière is a commune of 6,539 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Lieu 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chevrolière | 6,539 | — | A | C | A | A− |
| Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu | 3,996 | 2.7 | B+ | C | B− | B+ |
| Pont-Saint-Martin | 7,093 | 2.8 | B+ | C | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 9,400 | 4.4 | A | C | A− | A |
| Geneston | 3,685 | 4.8 | — | B− | — | A |
| Bouaye | 8,343 | 5 | B+ | C− | B− | A− |
| Le Bignon | 3,976 | 5 | A− | C | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #7 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.69/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Chevrolière grades C for cost of living.
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 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.