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LouisfertLoire-Atlantique

It is a town of 945 residents in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.

Is Louisfert a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Louisfert falls below the line for grades.

Château de Caratel
Château de Caratel · Inscrit · Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Louisfert’s story

Louisfert in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Louisfert, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1985.

13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1985First protected: Château de Caratel
Explore the history →

Landmarks

Louisfert has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Château de Caratel: Photo: Sdo216 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Louisfert.

History

Old homes shape Louisfert: 13% were built before 1919, more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Louisfert, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
1985
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Louisfert than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: 21% of adults

42.8median age

People aged 15 to 24 are 9.5% of the population. Line up the people of Louisfert by age and the one in the middle is 42.8. Over-65s are a fifth of the population.

LouisfertLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Louisfert
LouisfertLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Under 1521%19%17%
15–249.5%11%11%
25–4423%24%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+20%19%22%
No diploma19%14%19%
CAP or BEP38%28%26%
Baccalauréat17%19%18%
Higher education21%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Only 4.0% of commuters in Louisfert go to work without a car, fewer than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

Median disposable income comes to €24,400 a year per consumption unit. 6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Louisfert: 250, for 450 residents in work (0.6 each).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
250
jobs based in Louisfert, 0.6 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,400
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Louisfert than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.93/m² a month

€8.93/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

23 houses and apartments changed hands in Louisfert from July 2023 to June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Louisfert€8.93/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€12.75/m²
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.22/m² a month)
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Louisfert

12pages on Louisfert
Nearby attractions

Château de Caratel and 5 more in and around Louisfert

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Louisfert. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Louisfert

One notable person was born in Louisfert.

Their page →

About Louisfert

Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire

Louisfert is a commune of 945 people in the Communauté de communes Châteaubriant-Derval. 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

Population
945 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Châteaubriant-Derval
Département
Loire-Atlantique (44)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
44085

Louisfert’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loire-Atlantique →
ChâteaubriantErbrayNozayJoué-sur-ErdreDervalMartigné-FerchaudChâteaubriantErbrayNozayJoué-sur-ErdreDervalMartigné-FerchaudLouisfert
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Louisfert945—————
Châteaubriant12,2604C−BDC+
Erbray3,0724.5—A−—B
Nozay4,29211B+B−BC−
Joué-sur-Erdre2,79711—B+—C
Derval3,60111B−B−B−C
Martigné-Ferchaud Ille-et-Vilaine2,68812—B—C

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 8, 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.