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A town in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, home to 10,600 people. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
A solid town with one catch. Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 4.9% unemployment. Taken together, its subjects give Treillières an A overall, better than 93% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #10 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. Homes are dear (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Treillières 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.
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The 2 things Treillières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Treillières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Plessis, in Casson, 5.3 mi away.
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Treillières 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 Treillières.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Loire-Atlantique live to 86.2 on average and men to 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 536 residents of Treillières died, against 651 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Treillières is Chu de Nantes site Hotel Dieu Hopital Mere Enfant, 8.1 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Treillières can choose among 7 GPs.
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.
9.9% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 23% of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire-Atlantique 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Treillières | Loire-Atlantique median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 51% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire-Atlantique median and France median: the median of compared communes
The police record for Treillières lists 172 offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.9 cases of violence against people and 10.8 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most locally was burglary (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For 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, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #34 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Helder Camara PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 122 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Treillières goes for €3,085/m², an apartment for €3,235/m². Houses accounted for 88% of sales, apartments for the rest. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.19/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,085/m² | 236 |
| Apartments | €3,235/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €31,030 a year per consumption unit, above both Loire-Atlantique’s towns (€27,630) and compared French towns (€25,970). Bus, tram or train carried 6.3% of working residents in Treillières to work at the census. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Treillières didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Treillières. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Treillières as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire
Treillières is a commune of 10,600 people in the Communauté de communes d'Erdre et Gesvres. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treillières | 10,600 | — | A | C | A− | A− |
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 7,062 | 3 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre | 20,690 | 3.6 | B | C− | B− | A |
| Orvault | 28,534 | 4.3 | B+ | C− | C+ | A− |
| Sautron | 8,555 | 4.6 | B+ | C− | B+ | A |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 6,692 | 4.6 | A | C | A | A− |
| Sucé-sur-Erdre | 7,539 | 4.9 | A | C− | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #21 of 93 in Loire-Atlantique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 48 burglaries and 24 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #34 of 83 in Loire-Atlantique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.86/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Treillières 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 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.