School results trail most towns (D): brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. With a C overall, Durtal is better than 32% of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health, C+ for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Durtal 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Durtal: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Durtal: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments locally is Château-Bosset ou château Bocé. Per 10,000 residents, Durtal counts 15 protected monuments, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (5.8) and compared French towns (2.5). Its heritage reaches back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A−
Homes in Durtal cost less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,513/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.63/m² a month, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 100 houses and apartments changed hands in Durtal from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €8.21/m² a month.
€1,513/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Durtal€1,513/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,513/m²
100
€9.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.20 to €12.86/m² a month)
4.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Anjou Loir et Sarthe
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Durtal is higher than in 70% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Durtal (2025). 82 offenses were reported in Durtal during 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10.7 violent offenses and 15.4 graded property crimes a year. Jobs outnumber working residents in Durtal (1,800 to 1,350): it draws people in from around.
10.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Family violence24
Other physical violence10
Theft from vehicles7
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence14
Fraud12
Drug use7
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
82
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For sexual violence and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 6.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Durtal has 1.3 jobs for every resident in work
A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,600 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Durtal didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,800
jobs based in Durtal, 1.3 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,600
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 41% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Durtal sees 91 deaths per 100 expected, against 77 in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Maine-et-Loire can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 385 deaths in Durtal from 2016 to 2025; there were 405, 5% more. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Durtal is Centre hospitalier Intercommunal, 7 mi away. The town has 5 family doctors.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Durtal · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal
19.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Universitaire D Angers
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Durtal hold a degree than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
Line up the people of Durtal by age and the one in the middle is 42.7. 23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%).
42.7median age
DurtalMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education20%
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 Durtal
Is Durtal safe?
It grades C for safety, #47 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Durtal good?
They grade D, better than 5% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Durtal expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Durtal grades A− for cost of living.
About Durtal
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Durtal is a commune of 3,386 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
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.
