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A town of 1,156 in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire.
Trans-sur-Erdre’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). It also trails on jobs & income — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.7% unemployment. Homes change hands at a median €1,918/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Trans-sur-Erdre 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 Trans-sur-Erdre does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Trans-sur-Erdre 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.
Trans-sur-Erdre has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Trans-sur-Erdre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié, in Orée d'Anjou, 10.6 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trans-sur-Erdre.
The median disposable income is €24,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Loire-Atlantique’s towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment runs at 6.7%.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 35 homes were sold in Trans-sur-Erdre. That is the middle of 35 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €2,844/m² for the median of compared towns in Loire-Atlantique.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,918/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graduates make up 23% of adults. 8.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Trans-sur-Erdre | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 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.
The nearest emergency department to Trans-sur-Erdre is Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis, 11.7 mi away. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Trans-sur-Erdre’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. 223 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 56% above. Average lifespans in Loire-Atlantique: 86.2 years for women, 80.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Nothing in Trans-sur-Erdre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Trans-sur-Erdre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 1,156 | — | — | B+ | — | B− |
| Les Touches | 2,638 | 3.7 | — | A− | — | D |
| Joué-sur-Erdre | 2,797 | 3.9 | — | B+ | — | C |
| Ligné | 5,693 | 5.2 | — | C | — | C |
| Petit-Mars | 3,888 | 6.7 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 9,570 | 6.9 | A− | B− | B− | B− |
| Couffé | 2,535 | 7 | — | B | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Trans-sur-Erdre has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9 recorded violent incidents and 13.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Trans-sur-Erdre grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Trans-sur-Erdre is a commune of 1,156 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 9, 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.