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2,870 people live in this town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Where it falls short is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €3,147/m² takes 7.7 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). It also trails on walkability: 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 13% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Molf has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Molf 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.
Saint-Molf has no overall grade because safety and schools aren’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The 2 things Saint-Molf does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Molf as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen-allée couverte, in Saint-Lyphard, 3.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Molf is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Molf.
Jobs located in Saint-Molf: 450, for 1,400 residents in work (0.3 each). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,550 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.2% of working residents in Saint-Molf didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, about level with Loire-Atlantique’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. The median resident of Saint-Molf is 43.6 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Molf | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Saint-Molf. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Molf is Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire, 11.5 mi away. 150 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 161: 7% below. 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.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Saint-Molf: 76 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.98/m² a month, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Renting a house costs an estimated €11.49/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,147/m² | 76 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, gardens and museums in and near Saint-Molf. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Molf yet.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Molf is a commune of 2,870 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Molf | 2,870 | — | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Lyphard | 5,304 | 4.2 | B | C | A | C |
| Guérande | 16,804 | 4.3 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| La Turballe | 4,850 | 4.6 | D | C− | C | D |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 2,685 | 5.3 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Herbignac | 7,224 | 6.1 | B+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Saint-André-des-Eaux | 7,013 | 7.1 | B+ | D | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Molf has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Molf grades C+ for cost of living.
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.