Chalonnes-sur-Loire ranks #34 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire, with an A− overall. Nationally, it does better than just over three quarters of compared French towns. Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 7.7% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,264/m², so 70 m² costs 5.9 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. The catch is schools: brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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 Chalonnes-sur-Loire 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 Chalonnes-sur-Loire.
HealthHealth A+
Chalonnes-sur-Loire loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 64 per 100 expected, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 811 deaths in Chalonnes-sur-Loire from 2016 to 2025; there were 776, 4% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Chalonnes-sur-Loire is Clinique de L Anjou, 12.6 mi away. At birth, a girl in Maine-et-Loire can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. This Maine-et-Loire town has 9 family doctors.
−36%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted64
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Chalonnes-sur-Loire · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
12.6 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
Schools around Chalonnes-sur-Loire do less well than those of 82% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #45 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire on results. The nearest general lycée is 4.4 mi away. 87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Chalonnes-sur-Loire, about level with compared French towns (87.5%) and below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (89.0%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Chalonnes-sur-Loire ranks below 62% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 12.9. The 2025 count: 135 offenses in Chalonnes-sur-Loire. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Sexual violence22
Family violence20
Theft from vehicles17
Burglary15
Vehicle theft14
Other physical violence13
Armed robbery0
Fraud38
Theft without violence23
Drug use6
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
135
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.8%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Chalonnes-sur-Loire than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: 36% of adults
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Residents of Chalonnes-sur-Loire have a median age of 46.4.
46.4median age
Chalonnes-sur-LoireMaine-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 diploma20%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
Chalonnes-sur-Loire has 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 15% of the total, lower than Maine-et-Loire’s towns (17%) yet higher than compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Chalonnes-sur-Loire is Abri sous roche (ancien). Protection here reaches back to prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Chalonnes-sur-Loire earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Chalonnes-sur-Loire sell for €2,334/m² and apartments for €2,074/m². The median price, €2,264/m², comes from 209 sales of houses and apartments here from July 2023 to June 2026. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.59/m² a month.
€2,264/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chalonnes-sur-Loire€2,264/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,334/m²
168
Apartments
€2,074/m²
41
€11.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €14.11/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.59/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Chalonnes-sur-Loire earns a B+ for jobs & income
7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, near Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 13.4% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income is €26,540 a year per consumption unit.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport6%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,400
jobs based in Chalonnes-sur-Loire, 0.8 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,540
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Is Chalonnes-sur-Loire safe?
It grades B for safety, #29 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chalonnes-sur-Loire good?
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #45 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chalonnes-sur-Loire 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 €2,264/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.04/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chalonnes-sur-Loire grades B for cost of living.
About Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a commune of 6,659 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
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.
