Is Saint-Julien-de-Concelles a good place to live?
Schools are where it shines: brevet results 3.2 points above the expected rate. Saint-Julien-de-Concelles’s overall grade of A puts it better than 94% of compared French towns, #6 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.7 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. The trade-off is cost of living (C−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C+) — 38% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · 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 Saint-Julien-de-Concelles 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 Saint-Julien-de-Concelles.
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saint-Julien-de-Concelles than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 96.2%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.2 mi away. Ranked by results, schools here are #10 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.4 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles than in 85% of compared French towns
All told, Saint-Julien-de-Concelles had 93 recorded offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 3.3 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 10.9. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage33
Burglary19
Family violence14
Theft from vehicles11
Vehicle theft9
Sexual violence7
Theft without violence32
Fraud30
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
93
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 · For other physical violence and 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, 2.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Saint-Julien-de-Concelles loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 77 per 100 expected, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 554 deaths in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 617: 10% below. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant, 7.7 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Julien-de-Concelles can choose among 4 GPs.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles · 4.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant
5.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Jules Verne Pole hospitalier Mutualiste de Nantes
86.2 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loire-Atlantique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is €3,026/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.25/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.25/m² a month, near Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles: 207 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,026/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Julien-de-Concelles€3,026/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,963/m²
187
€13.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.43 to €15.35/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€27,350
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Sèvre et Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
19% are under 15, close to Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. Half the people of Saint-Julien-de-Concelles are older than 41.5.
41.5median age
Saint-Julien-de-ConcellesLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Saint-Julien-de-Concelles has lower unemployment than Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 5.3%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,760 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 9.4% 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%).
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
2,750
jobs based in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles, 0.7 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,760
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 40% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
Is Saint-Julien-de-Concelles safe?
It grades A for safety, #11 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 19 burglaries and 33 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Julien-de-Concelles good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #10 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Julien-de-Concelles expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Julien-de-Concelles grades C− for cost of living.
About Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Julien-de-Concelles is a commune of 7,883 people in the Communauté de communes Sèvre et Loire. 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.
