Loireauxence’s strongest subject is schools — brevet results 6.9 points above the expected rate. It also does well on cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 94% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #7 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Loireauxence 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 Loireauxence.
Schools
Schools around Loireauxence do better than those of 98% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #1 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. The closest lycée for the general bac is 8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Loireauxence has less crime per resident than 69% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.8 cases of violence against people and 11.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in Loireauxence came to 125 in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage51
Family violence17
Sexual violence14
Theft from vehicles13
Other physical violence12
Burglary9
Vehicle theft9
Fraud47
Theft without violence13
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
125
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.5%
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 armed robbery, 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, 1.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Loireauxence: 20% 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.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Loireauxence; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Incomes in Loireauxence run lower than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €24,540 a year per consumption unit
7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Loireauxence holds 1,950 jobs; 3,450 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. At the census, 8.9% of commuters got to work without a car.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
1,950
jobs based in Loireauxence, 0.6 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Loireauxence than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: 24% of adults
Children under 15 make up 19%, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Loireauxence is 41.9 years old. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
41.9median age
LoireauxenceLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HealthHealth B
Loireauxence has a lower adjusted death rate than 56% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (103 places) count their residents as Loireauxence’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 755 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 755, about as many. The nearest emergency department to Loireauxence is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 7.7 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Loireauxence · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis
7.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Erdre et Loire
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Loireauxence
Is Loireauxence safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #35 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 51 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Loireauxence good?
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Loireauxence expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,721/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Loireauxence grades A− for cost of living.
About Loireauxence
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Loireauxence is a commune of 7,587 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Ancenis. 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.
