School results are strong: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points above the expected rate. Add jobs & income to its strengths: 1.6 jobs per working resident; 7.8% unemployment. The catch is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too: an average of 9 recorded violent incidents and 15.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Overall, that makes a B+, good for #44 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. It comes out better than 67% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · 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 Machecoul-Saint-Même 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.
Ancienne chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Quinquenevent: Photo: Melutopia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hôtel Réal des Perrières: Photo: Melutopia · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Machecoul-Saint-Même.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Machecoul-Saint-Même than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 95.4%
98%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Machecoul-Saint-Même, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 87% of 30 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. For exam results, it comes #27 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The middle sale price in Machecoul-Saint-Même: €2,339/m²
€2,339/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.32/m² a month. Houses were 90% of what sold. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.89/m² a month, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Machecoul-Saint-Même€2,339/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,347/m²
269
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.52 to €14.85/m² a month)
6.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.32/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
Safety
Machecoul-Saint-Même ranks above 65% of compared French towns for crime per resident
9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
The police record for Machecoul-Saint-Même lists 201 offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Machecoul-Saint-Même (5,300 to 3,300): it draws people in from around. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Machecoul-Saint-Même (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage55
Burglary40
Family violence27
Theft from vehicles25
Other physical violence23
Vehicle theft16
Sexual violence15
Armed robbery0
Drug use44
Theft without violence43
Fraud35
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.
9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
201
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth B
Machecoul-Saint-Même has a lower adjusted death rate than 64% of compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Machecoul-Saint-Même’s deaths ran at 83 per 100 expected, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and lower than compared French towns (88). 819 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 863: 5% below. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Machecoul-Saint-Même is Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans, 10.8 mi away. Average lifespans in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Machecoul-Saint-Même · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Loire Vendee Ocean site de Challans
10.8 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
An older town: 26% of people in Machecoul-Saint-Même are 65 or over, more than in both Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
47.3median age
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). Under 15: 16% of residents. Half the people of Machecoul-Saint-Même are older than 47.3.
Machecoul-Saint-MêmeLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% 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
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Machecoul-Saint-Même is Ancienne chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Quinquenevent. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Machecoul-Saint-Même come to a median €25,310 a year per consumption unit, against €27,630 in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Of those in the labour force, 7.8% are unemployed. 4.4% of Machecoul-Saint-Même’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Bicycle5%
On foot4%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
5,300
jobs based in Machecoul-Saint-Même, 1.6 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
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About Machecoul-Saint-Même
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Machecoul-Saint-Même is a commune of 7,689 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
Population
7,689 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sud Retz Atlantique
Département
Loire-Atlantique (44)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
33.1 sq mi (85.6 km²)
INSEE code
44087
Machecoul-Saint-Même’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Machecoul-Saint-Même
Is Machecoul-Saint-Même safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #67 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 40 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Machecoul-Saint-Même good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #27 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. 98% of 195 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Machecoul-Saint-Même expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Machecoul-Saint-Même grades C for cost of living.
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.
