Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is a strength too — 1.8 jobs per working resident; 7.3% unemployment. Holiday and other second homes account for 16% of homes. Homes sell for a median €1,309/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023. Fontevraud-l'Abbaye 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 Fontevraud-l'Abbaye 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.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Money is tighter in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,460 a year per consumption unit
At the census, 15.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Unemployment stood at 7.3%, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving49%
On foot10%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,350
jobs based in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, 1.8 per working resident
7.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
35%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is rich in protected monuments: 34 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is Ancienne abbaye royale de Fontevraud, actuellement centre culturel de l'Ouest. On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye counts 5 historic monuments: 4 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 2010. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, 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.
The nearest emergency department to Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is Centre hospitalier de Saumur, 6.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 191 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 259, 36% more. Also worth knowing: 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.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
6.7 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
A young town: 18% of people in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye are 15 to 24, more than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 20% of adults. 13% are under 15, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
35.4median age
Fontevraud-l'AbbayeMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 121 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
Safety
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The 2025 count: 12 offenses in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.6 cases of violence against people and 10 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). With 1,350 jobs for 750 working residents, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye draws people in from neighbouring communes. The commonest graded crime locally was criminal damage (2025).
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage7
Family violence5
Armed robbery0
Fraud14
Theft without violence5
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
46.8%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (46.8% 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.
Ancienne abbaye royale de Fontevraud, actuellement centre culturel de l'Ouest: Photo: Pierre Mairé, PixAile.com · CC BY 2.5 · Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Rensi 23:25, 11. Jan. 2009 (CET) · Public domain · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Pitié: Photo: Laurent Imbert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Catherine ou lanterne des morts: Photo: Chatmouettes · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
One notable person was born in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Is Fontevraud-l'Abbaye safe?
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Is Fontevraud-l'Abbaye expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fontevraud-l'Abbaye grades A for cost of living.
About Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye is a commune of 1,453 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
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.
