Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaudefonds-sur-Layon.
Who lives here
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon is a graduates’ town: 37% hold a degree, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9% of the town, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 19% of the population.
44.9median age
Chaudefonds-sur-LayonMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
20%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 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
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, 6.4%, runs below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Per resident in work, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 450 workers). At the census, 9.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,130 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
100
jobs based in Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, 0.3 per working resident
6.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,130
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Chaudefonds-sur-Layon costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.15/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€9.15/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon€9.15/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²
€9.15/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.82 to €12.28/m² a month)
€10.25/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon is a commune of 949 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.
