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Cornillé-les-CavesMaine-et-Loire

Population 484: a town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Is Cornillé-les-Caves a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Cornillé-les-Caves is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Maison de maître de la Masselière
Maison de maître de la Masselière · Inscrit · Photo: Raymond Toussaint · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cornillé-les-Caves’ story

Cornillé-les-Caves in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cornillé-les-Caves, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004.

36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2004The protected historic area is created
  • 2007First protected: Maison de maître de la Charpenterie
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cornillé-les-Caves, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Photo credits

Maison de maître de la Charpenterie: Photo: Cdelamartiniere · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de maître de la Masselière: Photo: Raymond Toussaint · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cornillé-les-Caves.

History

Cornillé-les-Caves keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 36% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2004. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Cornillé-les-Caves, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
19th c.
oldest protected part
2007
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
36%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

A typical mix of ages for France

45.6median age

People aged 15 to 24 make up 10% of the town, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Cornillé-les-Caves by age and the one in the middle is 45.6. Under 15: 17% of residents.

Cornillé-les-CavesMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cornillé-les-Caves
Cornillé-les-CavesMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+23%23%22%
No diploma19%20%19%
CAP or BEP28%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education30%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Cornillé-les-Caves, 6.9%, runs below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 7.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Cornillé-les-Caves has 400 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.9 per worker. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,420 a year.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
400
jobs based in Cornillé-les-Caves, 1.9 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,420
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Cornillé-les-Caves is €11.83/m² a month

€11.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

From July 2023 to June 2026, 21 homes were sold in Cornillé-les-Caves.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cornillé-les-Caves€11.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²
€11.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.99 to €15.57/m² a month)
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cornillé-les-Caves

12pages on Cornillé-les-Caves
Nearby attractions

Château de Montgeoffroy and 4 more in and around Cornillé-les-Caves

Heritage in and near Cornillé-les-Caves. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Famous people from Cornillé-les-Caves

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cornillé-les-Caves yet.

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About Cornillé-les-Caves

Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Cornillé-les-Caves is a commune of 484 people in the Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe. 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

Population
484 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
4 sq mi (10.4 km²)
INSEE code
49107

Cornillé-les-Caves’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Maine-et-Loire →
Mazé-MilonLoire-AuthionJarzé VillagesBeaufort-en-AnjouLe Plessis-GrammoireLes Bois d'AnjouMazé-MilonLoire-AuthionJarzé VillagesBeaufort-en-AnjouLe Plessis-GrammoireLes Bois d'AnjouCornillé-les-Caves
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cornillé-les-Caves484—————
Mazé-Milon5,7612.1A−C+A+A
Loire-Authion16,7654.3AB−A−A+
Jarzé Villages2,7985.1—A−—B+
Beaufort-en-Anjou6,9015.2C+BB−C−
Le Plessis-Grammoire2,6645.7—C—A
Les Bois d'Anjou2,5256—A−—B

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.