Avrillé’s best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The town grades A− overall, better than 80% of compared French towns, and ranks #30 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
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.
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 Avrillé 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 Avrillé.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Avrillé sees fewer deaths than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Avrillé can choose among 20 GPs. Life expectancy at birth in Maine-et-Loire is 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,287 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,682: 24% below.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
20
GPs in Avrillé · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire D Angers
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire D Angers
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More commuters in Avrillé walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 25.6%
Median disposable income is €28,520 a year for each consumption unit. Avrillé has 5,550 jobs for 6,150 working residents, 0.9 per worker. Unemployment stood at 9.4%, between Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
26%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving70%
Public transport16%
Bicycle6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
5,550
jobs based in Avrillé, 0.9 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Avrillé than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.16/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,936/m²: 608 houses and apartments sold in Avrillé between July 2023 and June 2026. Apartments in Avrillé sell for €2,916/m², houses for €2,983/m². Of the homes sold, 51% were houses.
€2,936/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Avrillé€2,936/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,983/m²
313
Apartments
€2,916/m²
295
€14.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.93 to €16.81/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Avrillé records less crime per resident than 74% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Avrillé show 286 offenses in 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.6 violent offenses and 12 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Avrillé (2025).
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage94
Burglary69
Family violence30
Theft from vehicles30
Other physical violence29
Sexual violence21
Vehicle theft13
Fraud74
Theft without violence63
Drug use7
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.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
286
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
More people in Avrillé hold a degree than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 44%
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. 27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Avrillé is 45.4 years old.
45.4median age
AvrilléMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
2.3% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Avrillé is Prieuré de la Haie aux Bonshommes (ancien). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in the town: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
90.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the nine collèges within 5 km, 3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 363 candidates at 3 lycées. Near Avrillé, 94.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, near Maine-et-Loire’s towns (94.0%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #33 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire on results.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Prieuré de la Haie aux Bonshommes (ancien): Photo: Auteur inconnu Unknown author · Public domain · Moulin à vent de la Garde: Photo: Ad Vitam · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Avrillé
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Avrillé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Avrillé
Is Avrillé safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #22 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 69 burglaries and 94 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Avrillé good?
They grade C+, better than 43% of compared French towns and #33 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. 93% of 181 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean Moulin in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Avrillé expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,936/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Avrillé grades C− for cost of living.
About Avrillé
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Avrillé is a commune of 15,251 people in the Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole. 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.
