Safety is its strong suit (B+) — an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 11 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The trade-off is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes sell for a median €1,933/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Sud Retz Atlantique. Overall, that makes a B, good for #49 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Set against the rest, it does better than 64% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
What makes Legé stand out
The one thing Legé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Legé 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 Legé.
HealthHealth C
Legé’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Legé’s deaths ran at 97 per 100 expected, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 559 residents of Legé died, against 459 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 22% more. The nearest emergency department to Legé is Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans, 13.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Legé can choose among 6 GPs.
−3%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted97
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Legé · 2.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
13.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Legé than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,680 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 6.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 6.8%. Jobs based in Legé number 1,650, against 2,150 residents in work (0.8 per worker).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,650
jobs based in Legé, 0.8 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,680
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 27% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Legé ranks below 70% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The commonest graded crime in Legé was criminal damage (2025). The 2025 count: 73 offenses in the town.
6.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence14
Theft from vehicles14
Burglary10
Vehicle theft10
Sexual violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence7
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.
6.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
73
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.9%
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 · For other physical violence, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Legé than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.34/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,933/m², comes from 174 sales of houses and apartments in Legé from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,933/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Legé€1,933/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,933/m²
174
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.14 to €13.13/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,160
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sud Retz Atlantique
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Legé: 17% 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.
Legé has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Bois Chevalier. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Legé than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults
20% are under 15, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. The age that splits Legé in two is 41.1.
41.1median age
LegéLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Legé
Is Legé safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #32 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Legé good?
They grade B, better than 59% of compared French towns and #58 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Legé expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,933/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Legé grades B for cost of living.
About Legé
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Legé is a commune of 4,817 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Retz 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
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.
