Jobs and pay hold up well: 1.2 jobs per working resident; 7.2% unemployment. It is strong on health as well — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (C): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,222/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Distré 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 Distré 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.
Dolmen La Vacherie: Photo: Liberliger · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Distré.
HealthHealth A−
Distré’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 83% of compared French towns
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 99 residents of Distré died, against 132 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 25% fewer. Adjusted for age and care homes, Distré records 75 deaths per 100 expected, near Maine-et-Loire’s towns (77) and lower than compared French towns (88). Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in Maine-et-Loire is 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw75
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Distré · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
2.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, 3.1 points above the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 230 candidates at 2 lycées. For collège, the closest is 2.2 mi away. The bac pass rate near Distré is 93.8%, close to both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (94.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Distré is better off than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €27,090 a year per consumption unit
9%walk, cycle or take transit
7.2% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.3% of working residents in Distré went to work by public transport.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Distré, 1.2 per working resident
7.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,090
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Distré than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.87/m² a month
€2,222/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,222/m², comes from 55 sales of houses and apartments in Distré from July 2023 to June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 55 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Distré€2,222/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,222/m²
55
€8.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.03 to €11.19/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Distré than in Maine-et-Loire or compared French towns: 28 per 10,000 residents
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
15% of homes date from before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Distré is Dolmen La Vacherie. The protected list starts in prehistory. The town has 5 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Distré has fewer young adults than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 8.5% are 15 to 24
44median age
The share of residents under 15 is 20%. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Half of Distré is older than 44, half younger.
DistréMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
Distré is a commune of 1,806 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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
1,806 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
5.8 sq mi (14.9 km²)
INSEE code
49123
Distré’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 Distré
Is Distré safe?
Distré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Distré good?
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 100% of 217 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Louis in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Distré 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 €2,222/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Distré grades B 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.
