Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 2,017 people, lies in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Mouzeil’s best grade is for schools (A) — brevet results 2.2 points above the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side: 0.2 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. At €2,182/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Ancenis.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Mouzeil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Mouzeil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Mouzeil 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.
Mouzeil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Mouzeil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié, in Orée d'Anjou, 7.8 mi away.
11% 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 Mouzeil.
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for one in ten residents. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Mouzeil | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 10% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. 6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €26,250 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 2.8 mi away. General-bac pupils go 7.4 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 89 | 94%−1 pt |
| Collège Agnès VardaBest against expectations: 4 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 153 | 96%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
60 deaths in Mouzeil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 82: 27% below. Average lifespans in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Mouzeil is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 9.2 mi away.
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.
Behind the median of €2,182/m²: 50 houses and apartments sold in Mouzeil between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.20/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,182/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Mouzeil. Best known first.
Nothing in Mouzeil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Mouzeil.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzeil | 2,017 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Ligné | 5,693 | 3.3 | — | C | — | C |
| Couffé | 2,535 | 4.2 | — | B | — | A |
| Les Touches | 2,638 | 4.3 | — | A− | — | D |
| Mésanger | 4,724 | 5.6 | — | B | — | A |
| Petit-Mars | 3,888 | 6.1 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Joué-sur-Erdre | 2,797 | 6.5 | — | B+ | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Mouzeil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 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 90% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,182/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mouzeil grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Mouzeil is a commune of 2,017 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
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 4, 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.