Pornichet grades B− overall, better than 54% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #61 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2.3 points below the expected rate. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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).
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 Pornichet 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 Pornichet.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Pornichet costs more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €5,600/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.62/m² a month, higher than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Pornichet sell for €5,180/m² and apartments for €5,892/m². Also worth knowing: among the homes sold, 42% were houses.
€5,600/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pornichet€5,600/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,180/m²
394
Apartments
€5,892/m²
552
€15.62/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.75 to €20.77/m² a month)
15.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape Pornichet: 36% are 65 or over, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.4% of the population. 12% are under 15, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
55.9median age
PornichetLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
36%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Pornichet than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 91.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Nearly nine in ten candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Pornichet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (91.6%). Collège pupils travel 1.1 mi to the nearest one. The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Pornichet is better off than Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,310 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 10.5%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (7.2%). Pornichet has 3,450 jobs for 4,600 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 4.8% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Bicycle5%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,450
jobs based in Pornichet, 0.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Pornichet’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 62% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (178 places) count their residents as Pornichet’s; allowing for them, deaths were 16% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,588 residents of Pornichet died, against 1,725 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−16%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted84
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Pornichet · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire
3.1 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
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2015
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2015. 3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
15th c.
oldest protected part
1925
first monument protected
2015
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Pornichet is higher than in 55% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Pornichet, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). For 2025, the figures show 260 offenses in the town. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.9 cases of violence against people and 17.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage112
Burglary44
Other physical violence31
Family violence29
Theft from vehicles20
Sexual violence12
Vehicle theft12
Theft without violence135
Fraud78
Drug use55
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
260
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Pornichet
Is Pornichet safe?
It grades B− for safety, #57 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 112 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pornichet good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #35 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Pornichet expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pornichet grades D− for cost of living.
About Pornichet
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Pornichet is a commune of 12,800 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE). 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
Population
12,800 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE)
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.
