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A town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, home to 2,365 people.
Riaillé’s best grade is for schools — brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for health, B− for jobs & income and C+ for walkability. Homes go for a median €1,770/m².
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Riaillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Riaillé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Riaillé 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.
Riaillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Riaillé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riaillé.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Augustin PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 95%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €8.43/m² a month. Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest. From July 2023 to June 2026, 79 homes were sold in Riaillé.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,780/m² | 77 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Riaillé; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 362 residents of Riaillé died, against 273 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% more. The nearest emergency department to Riaillé is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 11.5 mi away. In Loire-Atlantique, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.2 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 3 GPs practise locally.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
At the census, 7.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 1,000 residents in work, Riaillé has 650 jobs: 0.6 each. The jobless rate is 7.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. 20% are under 15, about level with Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). At 41.7, the median resident of Riaillé sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Riaillé | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Riaillé. Best known first.
Riaillé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Riaillé.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riaillé | 2,365 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Joué-sur-Erdre | 2,797 | 6.3 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Vallons-de-l'Erdre | 6,692 | 7 | A | A | B+ | C+ |
| Mésanger | 4,724 | 7.2 | — | B | — | A |
| Les Touches | 2,638 | 7.7 | — | A− | — | D |
| Ligné | 5,693 | 8.6 | — | C | — | C |
| Couffé | 2,535 | 8.7 | — | B | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Riaillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 89% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Riaillé grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Riaillé is a commune of 2,365 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Ancenis. 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 4, 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.