Saint-Viaud’s strongest is schools (B+): bac results 5 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−): 43% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,624/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Viaud has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Viaud 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-Viaud.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Saint-Viaud has lower unemployment than Loire-Atlantique’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
3.2% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Saint-Viaud holds 550 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. Households’ median disposable income: €26,080 a year per consumption unit.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in Saint-Viaud, 0.4 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,080
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 15% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Saint-Viaud are under 15, more than in Loire-Atlantique’s towns and across compared French towns
Degrees are held by 24% of adults, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. In addition, 9.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
38.6median age
Saint-ViaudLoire-Atlantique medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Schools
Brevet results near Saint-Viaud run low: 84.0% passed, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Saint-Viaud is 94.0%, lower than Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 2.2 mi away. Its collèges and lycées rank #36 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique on results.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Saint-Viaud sees fewer deaths than 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Saint-Viaud. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Viaud is Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire, 11.7 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 149 residents of Saint-Viaud died, against 176 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. 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.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw85
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Viaud · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saint Nazaire
11.7 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 14th century. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Saint-Viaud is graded a C+ for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,624/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Viaud from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.60/m² a month, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €10.34/m² a month.
€2,624/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Viaud€2,624/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loire-Atlantique median€2,844/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,624/m²
90
€11.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.01 to €14.93/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,840
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Viaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Viaud was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Viaud show 29 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 4.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 10.7.
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage19
Family violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud22
Theft without violence7
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
44.3%
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, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 44.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Viaud
Is Saint-Viaud safe?
Saint-Viaud has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Saint-Viaud good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #36 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Viaud expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,624/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Viaud grades C+ for cost of living.
About Saint-Viaud
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Saint-Viaud is a commune of 2,929 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Estuaire. 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.
