People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 51% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car: 54% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,512/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Anjou Bleu Communauté.
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. Chazé-sur-Argos 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 Chazé-sur-Argos 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 Chazé-sur-Argos.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Chazé-sur-Argos run below what its ages would predict: 49 per 100 expected, fewer than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
46 deaths in Chazé-sur-Argos between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 94: 51% below. The nearest emergency department to Chazé-sur-Argos is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou, 17.2 mi away. Average lifespans in Maine-et-Loire: 86.4 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
−51%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw49
Adjusted49
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Chazé-sur-Argos · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
17.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
17.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chazé-sur-Argos has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Per resident in work, Chazé-sur-Argos counts 0.3 jobs (150 jobs, 550 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €25,030 a year per consumption unit, close to both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970).
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Chazé-sur-Argos, 0.3 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 7% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Chazé-sur-Argos, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. Chazé-sur-Argos has a median age of 39.2 years.
39.2median age
Chazé-sur-ArgosMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education28%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chazé-sur-Argos
Is Chazé-sur-Argos safe?
Chazé-sur-Argos has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 7.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Chazé-sur-Argos expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,512/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Chazé-sur-Argos grades A− for cost of living.
About Chazé-sur-Argos
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Chazé-sur-Argos is a commune of 1,086 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
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.
