At €2,486/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 45% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Denée 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 Denée 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.
Château de Mantelon: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine de la Noue (également sur commune de Mozé-sur-Louet): Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Denée.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Denée run below what its ages would predict: 55 per 100 expected, fewer than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
−45%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
63 deaths in Denée between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 114: 45% below. Life expectancy in Maine-et-Loire: 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. One GP practises here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw55
Adjusted55
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Denée · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
5.5 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
Denée has fewer young adults than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.1% are 15 to 24
45.1median age
Degrees are held by 38% of adults, higher than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (29%) and compared French towns (30%). The under-15s are 19% of the population here. 20% of residents are 65 or over.
DenéeMaine-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 diploma14%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%
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
Old homes shape Denée: 33% were built before 1919, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Per 10,000 residents, Denée counts 35 protected monuments, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (5.8) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in the town, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 5.
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit5
12th c.
oldest protected part
1968
first monument protected
2004
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Denée earns a C+ for cost of living
€2,486/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,486/m², comes from 38 sales of houses and apartments in Denée from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.93/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Denée€2,486/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,486/m²
38
€11.93/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.61 to €14.81/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.82/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
Denée has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 5.5%
8%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs based in Denée number 150, against 700 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,290 a year per consumption unit, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.9% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
150
jobs based in Denée, 0.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,290
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 48% of compared French towns
Denée is a commune of 1,449 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
Population
1,449 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code
49120
Denée’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Denée
Is Denée safe?
Denée has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.4 recorded violent incidents and 10.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Denée 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 €2,486/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Denée grades C+ for cost of living.
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.
