Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. School results are strong: brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. With a B+ overall, Nozay is better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns and ranks #47 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. The drawback is health (C−). Homes sell for a median €2,006/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Nozay. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Nozay 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nozay.
HealthHealth C−
Nozay has a higher adjusted death rate than 79% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Nozay records 100 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 558 residents of Nozay died, against 418 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 33% more. The nearest emergency department to Nozay is Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant, 15.4 mi away. Also worth knowing: at birth, a girl in Loire-Atlantique can expect 86.2 years and a boy 80.3 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw133
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Nozay · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
15.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Chateaubriant
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Exam results around Nozay beat 74% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Nozay is 91.3%, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (91.6%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). School results put the town #33 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 9.1 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Nozay is lower than in 62% of compared French towns
Violence against people averaged 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 13.5. The police record for Nozay lists 90 offenses in 2025. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
5.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary21
Family violence19
Criminal damage17
Theft from vehicles14
Vehicle theft12
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud18
Theft without violence16
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.
5.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
90
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.4%
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 · Small counts of other physical violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
The median disposable income in Nozay is €25,220 a year per consumption unit, against €27,630 in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Nozay has 2,050 jobs for 1,850 working residents, 1.1 per worker. Nearly a tenth of people in the labour force have no job. Bus, tram or train carried 5.2% of working residents in Nozay to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,050
jobs based in Nozay, 1.1 per working resident
9.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 61% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Nozay: 20% were built before 1919, more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Nozay counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Menhir de Couëbrac. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Nozay than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: 25% of adults
Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Nozay in two is 41.
41median age
NozayLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. 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
HousingCost of living B−
Renting in Nozay costs less than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,006/m², comes from 151 sales of houses and apartments in Nozay from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 92% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.40/m² a month.
€2,006/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Nozay€2,006/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,045/m²
139
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.55 to €14.25/m² a month)
5.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.40/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de Nozay
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Nozay
Is Nozay safe?
It grades B for safety, #39 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Nozay good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #33 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Nozay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,006/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Nozay grades B− for cost of living.
About Nozay
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Nozay is a commune of 4,292 people in the Communauté de communes de Nozay. 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
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.
