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With 3,752 residents, it is a town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
The local economy does well: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. Crime is low (A−): an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. What counts against it is health (C−). At the median price of €2,614/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Estuaire et Sillon. It also trails on walkability — 28% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes a B, good for #48 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. On that grade it does better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Malville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Malville 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.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Malville; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2008.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Malville.
Those 65 and older account for 13% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 36% of adults hold a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Malville | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
All told, Malville had 52 recorded offenses in 2025. With 2,200 jobs for 1,850 working residents, Malville draws people in from neighbouring communes. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 19.2% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. 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.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Malville records 100 deaths per 100 expected. For a family doctor, residents of Malville can choose among 2 GPs. Women in Loire-Atlantique live to 86.2 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: from 2016 to 2025, 171 residents of Malville died, about as many as the 170 expected from France’s death rates at each age.
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 · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.1% of commuters travelled at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €28,030 a year per consumption unit, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€27,630) and above compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,614/m², comes from 109 sales of houses and apartments in Malville from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.43/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,614/m² | 107 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 10% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4 mi away. The nearest collège is 3 mi away. Schools rank #70 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul GauguinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 150 | 89%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Malville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château du Goust: Photo: amaurybouchet · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Malville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malville | 3,752 | — | B | C+ | A− | C− |
| Cordemais | 4,012 | 3.5 | B+ | C+ | B+ | B |
| Savenay | 9,543 | 3.7 | B− | C | C+ | C− |
| Bouvron | 3,153 | 4.7 | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Fay-de-Bretagne | 4,023 | 4.8 | B | B | B | B |
| La Chapelle-Launay | 3,270 | 5.5 | — | B | — | B− |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc | 7,780 | 6.6 | A | C | A | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #13 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 10 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #70 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 €2,614/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.55/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Malville grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Malville is a commune of 3,752 people in the Communauté de communes Estuaire et Sillon. 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.