Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 329 people, lies in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
Cernusson is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cernusson as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château du Coudray-Montbault, in Lys-Haut-Layon, 5.2 mi away.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Cernusson 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 Cernusson.
Children under 15 make up 20% of residents. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). At 40.5, the median resident of Cernusson sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Cernusson | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 150 residents in work, Cernusson has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,600 a year.
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.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 7.4 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 2.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vallée du LysNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 74 | 81%+2 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.
Sales in Cernusson from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Cernusson. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cernusson yet.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Cernusson is a commune of 329 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cernusson | 329 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lys-Haut-Layon | 7,748 | 2.1 | A+ | A | A | B+ |
| Terranjou | 3,871 | 6.2 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 5,922 | 7.3 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 11,029 | 9.1 | A− | A− | B− | C |
| Chemillé-en-Anjou | 21,999 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Val-du-Layon | 3,510 | 12 | — | B | — | 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 4, 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.