Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 277 residents, it is a town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
Carbay isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Carbay as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ruines), in Ombrée d'Anjou, 2.1 mi away.
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Carbay 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 Carbay.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.1% of the town. 16% of residents are 65 or over, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. The middle age in Carbay is 36.6.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Carbay | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Carbay number 50, against 150 residents in work (0.2 per worker). 8.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment runs at 8.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Sacré-Coeur PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 54 | 98%+3 pts |
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.
House rents are put at about €7.52/m² a month. Sales in Carbay from July 2023 to June 2026: 10 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Carbay. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Carbay yet.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Carbay is a commune of 277 people in the Communauté de communes Anjou Bleu Communauté. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbay | 277 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ombrée d'Anjou | 8,813 | 5.7 | A− | A | B− | A |
| Erbray Loire-Atlantique | 3,072 | 6.6 | — | A− | — | B |
| Châteaubriant Loire-Atlantique | 12,260 | 7.3 | C− | B | D | C+ |
| Martigné-Ferchaud Ille-et-Vilaine | 2,688 | 8.4 | — | B | — | C |
| Renazé Mayenne | 2,504 | 8.8 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Retiers Ille-et-Vilaine | 4,566 | 14 | A | B | A | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.