Where it does best is jobs & income — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.4% unemployment. It is strong on schools as well (B+) — brevet results a point below the expected rate. Its lowest grade is for walkability: 1% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. A 70 m² home at the median €2,271/m² costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Grand Lieu Communauté. Health is weaker too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Limouzinière 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.
Each subject compares La Limouzinière 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 La Limouzinière.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of La Limouzinière, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, lower than Loire-Atlantique’s towns (34%) and near compared French towns (30%). Ages in La Limouzinière split evenly at 39.1: half are older, half younger.
39.1median age
La LimouzinièreLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
La Limouzinière has lower unemployment than Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 5.4%
At the census, 7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,010 a year per consumption unit.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in La Limouzinière, 0.8 per working resident
5.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,010
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 25% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
La Limouzinière sees 93 deaths per 100 expected: under what its ages predict, yet above Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
273 deaths in La Limouzinière between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 182: 50% above. The nearest emergency department to La Limouzinière is Chd site de Montaigu, 14.4 mi away. 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.
−7%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw150
Adjusted93
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in La Limouzinière · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chd site de Montaigu
15.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Limouzinière has 1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century. Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B−
For cost of living, La Limouzinière gets a B−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €11.54/m² a month, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. The median price, €2,271/m², comes from 83 sales of houses and apartments in La Limouzinière from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.84/m² a month.
€2,271/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Limouzinière€2,271/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,271/m²
83
€11.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.37 to €14.21/m² a month)
5.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Grand Lieu Communauté
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
La Limouzinière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Family violence topped the graded crimes in La Limouzinière (2025). Over 2025, La Limouzinière logged 41 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 6.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 10.2 (2023–2025 average).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence16
Criminal damage14
Vehicle theft11
Armed robbery0
Fraud11
Drug use0
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
50.9%
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, sexual violence, burglary and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 50.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Villa des Bretaudières and 2 more in and around La Limouzinière
Heritage in and near La Limouzinière. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Limouzinière
Is La Limouzinière safe?
La Limouzinière has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in La Limouzinière good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Limouzinière expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,271/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Limouzinière grades B− for cost of living.
About La Limouzinière
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
La Limouzinière is a commune of 2,459 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
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.
