A town of contrasts. The weak point is safety (D): an average of 16.3 recorded violent incidents and 22.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a C overall, Paimbœuf is better than 27% of compared French towns and ranks #82 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Its best grade is for walkability: 97% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,958/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire. Schools are another plus: bac results 5 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Paimbœuf 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 Paimbœuf.
Safety
Paimbœuf sees more crime per resident than 95% of compared French towns
Paimbœuf comes 92nd of the 93 compared towns in Loire-Atlantique on the Safety Grade. In all, 97 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
16.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage25
Other physical violence16
Family violence13
Sexual violence13
Burglary13
Theft from vehicles9
Vehicle theft8
Drug use29
Theft without violence26
Fraud19
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.
16.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
97
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Paimbœuf’s ages would predict, 107 per 100 expected, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
521 deaths in Paimbœuf between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 357: 46% above. The nearest emergency department to Paimbœuf is Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire, 10.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Paimbœuf have one GP on hand. Life expectancy in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
+7%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw146
Adjusted107
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Paimbœuf · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Incomes in Paimbœuf run lower than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: a median €23,620 a year per consumption unit
Per resident in work, Paimbœuf counts 0.9 jobs (1,100 jobs, 1,200 workers). Unemployment runs at 12.0%. No commute at all: 4.8% of working residents locally at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,100
jobs based in Paimbœuf, 0.9 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Paimbœuf costs less than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.28/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,958/m², comes from 148 sales of houses and apartments in Paimbœuf from July 2023 to June 2026. In Paimbœuf, houses go for €2,022/m² and apartments for €1,860/m². Houses accounted for nearly three in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,958/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Paimbœuf€1,958/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,022/m²
88
Apartments
€1,860/m²
60
€11.28/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.79 to €14.46/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Paimbœuf than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or across compared French towns: 23% of adults
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
45.6median age
PaimbœufLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education23%
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%.
Pierre-Michel-François Chevalier: Bertall, Public domain · Gilles Boeuf: Espace des sciences, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Lemaistre: Ouest-Eclair, Public domain · Pierre-Louis Basse: Cartemémo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Graux: Archives départementales du Calvados, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Béliard: Arthurmaletindica, Public domain
Paimbœuf’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Paimbœuf
Is Paimbœuf safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 25 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Paimbœuf good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #36 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Paimbœuf expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,958/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Paimbœuf grades B for cost of living.
About Paimbœuf
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Paimbœuf is a commune of 3,045 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire. 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.
