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3,095 people live in this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre’s schools beat most: brevet results 3.7 points above the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C): 46% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,587/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Maisdon-sur-Sèvre has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Maisdon-sur-Sèvre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Maisdon-sur-Sèvre 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.
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Porte de la Ville (ancienne), in Clisson, 5.1 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 3.9 mi to the nearest lycée. School results put the town #4 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre Dame la Maine PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 124 | 100%+7 pts |
| Collège Andrée ChedidBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 152 | 94%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Among adults, 39% have a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and lower than compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.6% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre holds 350 jobs; 1,550 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. At the census, 5.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,280 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Maisdon-sur-Sèvre records 82 deaths per 100 expected, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and lower than compared French towns (88). 134 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 164: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Maisdon-sur-Sèvre is L Hopital Prive du Confluent, 9.8 mi away. Average lifespans in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,587/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.64/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,604/m² | 84 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Maisdon-sur-Sèvre. Best known first.
Nothing in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Maisdon-sur-Sèvre yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 3,095 | — | — | C+ | — | B+ |
| Château-Thébaud | 3,129 | 2.3 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | 4,156 | 2.3 | A | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Le Pallet | 3,413 | 3.3 | — | C+ | — | B |
| La Haie-Fouassière | 4,775 | 3.7 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Gorges | 5,203 | 3.7 | A | C+ | A+ | B+ |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 3,467 | 5 | A− | C | A− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 95% of compared French towns and #4 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,587/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.00/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maisdon-sur-Sèvre grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Maisdon-sur-Sèvre is a commune of 3,095 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.