Strong in places, weak in others. Crime runs high (C−): an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 23.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is its strong suit: 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 40% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents are healthier than most (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. A 70 m² home at the median €3,025/m² costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Nantes Métropole. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #70 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. It comes out better than 46% of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Rezé 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 Rezé.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
A walkable place: Rezé beats 96% of compared French towns on foot
Per resident in work, Rezé counts 0.8 jobs (17,050 jobs, 20,250 workers). Of those in the labour force, 9.2% are unemployed. Median disposable income comes to €26,580 a year per consumption unit.
40%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving54%
Public transport21%
Bicycle15%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
17,050
jobs based in Rezé, 0.8 per working resident
9.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Rezé runs higher than in 81% of compared French towns
The graded crime recorded most in Rezé was criminal damage (2025). In all, 1,165 offenses reached the police record locally in 2025.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage388
Theft from vehicles171
Vehicle theft160
Burglary156
Other physical violence119
Family violence100
Sexual violence63
Armed robbery8
Theft without violence398
Fraud289
Drug use114
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,165
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living C−
Rezé’s grade for cost of living: a C−
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Rezé: €3,357/m² for houses, €2,661/m² for apartments. 1,846 sales of houses and apartments locally, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,025/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.35/m² a month, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€3,025/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Rezé€3,025/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,357/m²
926
Apartments
€2,661/m²
920
€13.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.15 to €16.00/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Nantes Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Rezé has a lower adjusted death rate than 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loire-Atlantique, women can expect to live 86.2 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted mortality in Rezé: 82 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 4,148 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,956, 5% fewer.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
81
GPs in Rezé · 5.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, L Hopital Prive du Confluent
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Rezé hold a degree than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 44%
The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. 19% of residents are 65 or over, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and below compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
40.4median age
RezéLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Rezé is Maison radieuse. The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
90.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the 18 collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 90% passed the bac pro, of 699 candidates at 9 lycées. The bac pass rate near Rezé is 95.9%, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). School results put the town #60 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Benjamin Péret: Unknown Author (Possible 1920-1930s), Public domain · Nicolas Chabot: Bio Futplan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blandine Rinkel: Mollat, CC BY 3.0 · Jean-Baptiste Daviais: Musée de la Résistance de Châteaubriant, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rezé’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 Rezé
Is Rezé safe?
It grades C− for safety, #82 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 156 burglaries and 388 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Rezé good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #60 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. 100% of 259 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Notre-Dame in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Rezé expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,025/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Rezé grades C− for cost of living.
About Rezé
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Rezé is a commune of 43,556 people in the Nantes Métropole. 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.
