Blaison-Saint-Sulpice’s strongest is health (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,470/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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. Blaison-Saint-Sulpice 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.
Each subject compares Blaison-Saint-Sulpice 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.
Église de Blaison: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice is harder to get around on foot than 88% of compared French towns
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Of those in the labour force, 6.0% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Blaison-Saint-Sulpice counts 0.2 jobs (150 jobs, 600 workers). The median disposable income is €28,740 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice, 0.2 per working resident
6.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 13% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 88 residents of Blaison-Saint-Sulpice died, against 121 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. Average lifespans in Maine-et-Loire: 86.4 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to Blaison-Saint-Sulpice is Clinique de L Anjou, 8 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique de L Anjou
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 41% built before 1919
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2008. Blaison-Saint-Sulpice has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Église de Blaison.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice has fewer young adults than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 7.2% are 15 to 24
48.3median age
25% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 44% of adults, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Blaison-Saint-Sulpice is older than 48.3, half younger.
Blaison-Saint-SulpiceMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
HousingCost of living C+
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice is graded a C+ for cost of living
€2,470/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,470/m², comes from 41 sales of houses and apartments in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.45/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.83/m² a month, higher than Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice€2,470/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,470/m²
41
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.99 to €15.57/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
In 2025, police and gendarmerie recorded 0 offenses in Blaison-Saint-Sulpice in the categories the grade counts.
Recorded by type · 2025
Drug use0
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.
6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice is a commune of 1,337 people in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. 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
Population
1,337 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
49029
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Blaison-Saint-Sulpice
Is Blaison-Saint-Sulpice safe?
Blaison-Saint-Sulpice has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Blaison-Saint-Sulpice 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 €2,470/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Blaison-Saint-Sulpice grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
