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9,570 people live in this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Overall, Nort-sur-Erdre earns an A−, which places it #26 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. On that grade it does better than 79% of compared French towns. School results are strong: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. At the median price of €2,628/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes d'Erdre et Gesvres. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, 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.
The one thing Nort-sur-Erdre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nort-sur-Erdre 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Nort-sur-Erdre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Plessis, in Casson, 4.7 mi away.
13% 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 Nort-sur-Erdre.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Nort-sur-Erdre, 97.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The town’s schools place #22 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique on results. At the two general lycées, 99% of 274 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Michel PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Caroline AigleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 207 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Martin PrivateBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 67 | 100%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over-65s are 18% of the population. 12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Nort-sur-Erdre | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 15.5% of commuters at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €26,520 a year per consumption unit, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€27,630) and close to 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.
Behind the median of €2,628/m²: 281 houses and apartments sold in Nort-sur-Erdre between July 2023 and June 2026. In Nort-sur-Erdre, houses go for €2,608/m² and apartments for €2,788/m². House rents are put at about €10.53/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,608/m² | 242 |
| Apartments | €2,788/m² | 39 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (93 places) count their residents as Nort-sur-Erdre’s; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. The town has 14 family doctors. In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 743 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 739, 1% fewer.
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.
The commonest graded crime in Nort-sur-Erdre was criminal damage (2025). 182 offenses were reported in Nort-sur-Erdre during 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.6 violent offenses and 14.9 graded property crimes a year.
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Nort-sur-Erdre. Best known first.
Nothing in Nort-sur-Erdre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Nort-sur-Erdre.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 9,570 | — | A− | B− | B− | B− |
| Les Touches | 2,638 | 3.5 | — | A− | — | D |
| Petit-Mars | 3,888 | 3.7 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Casson | 2,605 | 4.2 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Saffré | 4,115 | 5.1 | — | C+ | — | C− |
| Joué-sur-Erdre | 2,797 | 5.7 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Ligné | 5,693 | 6.3 | — | C | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #46 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 70 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #22 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. The lycée stands out: 99% of 207 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Caroline Aigle in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €2,628/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.27/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Nort-sur-Erdre grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Nort-sur-Erdre is a commune of 9,570 people in the Communauté de communes d'Erdre et Gesvres. 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.