Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,690 residents in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Pupils here do better than most (A+): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Add cost of living to its strengths (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Sévérac 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 Sévérac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Sévérac 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.
Sévérac has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
On the Culture ministry’s list, Sévérac counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
14% 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 Sévérac.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Sévérac, 100.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Loire-Atlantique’s towns (95.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.8 mi off. At the general lycée, 100% of 121 candidates passed the bac, 2 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Gabriel Deshayes PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 162 | 98%+5 pts |
| Lycée privé Gabriel Deshayes PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 121 | 100%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Sévérac records 104 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 131 residents of Sévérac died, against 126 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Sévérac is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal Redon Carentoir, 6.9 mi away. 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to B−.
5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 8.9%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.69/m² a month, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€12.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €8.60/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 65 homes in Sévérac.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,750/m² | 65 |
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.
Among the classé monuments in Sévérac is Pierre dressée, dite Fuseau à Berthe.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Sévérac | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 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 Sévérac. Best known first.
Sévérac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pierre dressée, dite Fuseau à Berthe: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sévérac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sévérac | 1,690 | — | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | 3,860 | 3.3 | A− | B | B | C |
| Rieux Morbihan | 2,856 | 4.5 | — | B+ | — | C− |
| Saint-Dolay Morbihan | 2,645 | 4.8 | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Redon | 3,311 | 5.8 | C | B− | C+ | D |
| Guenrouet | 3,673 | 6.2 | — | B | — | C− |
| Redon Ille-et-Vilaine | 9,542 | 7.1 | C | C+ | D | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sévérac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 7.1 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 9 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A+, better than 97% 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 Sévérac grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Sévérac is a commune of 1,690 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pontchâteau Saint-Gildas-des-Bois. 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.