Health is its strong suit — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools lag (C−): brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. Homes go for a median €1,768/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. La Ménitré 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 La Ménitré 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ménitré.
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in La Ménitré run lower than in 83% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, La Ménitré records 75 deaths per 100 expected, near Maine-et-Loire’s towns (77) and lower than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 252 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 226, 10% fewer. The nearest emergency department to La Ménitré is Clinique de L Anjou, 13.1 mi away. 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.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in La Ménitré · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
13.1 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
La Ménitré gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 18.5% of commuters
Per resident in work, La Ménitré counts 0.9 jobs (800 jobs, 900 workers). Unemployment stood at 9.4%, higher than Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 5.6% of working residents locally at the census.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport13%
Bicycle3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
800
jobs based in La Ménitré, 0.9 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Renting in La Ménitré costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.53/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 55 homes were sold in La Ménitré. That is the middle of 55 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,930/m² for the median of compared towns in Maine-et-Loire.
€1,768/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Ménitré€1,768/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,768/m²
55
€9.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.60 to €11.95/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,720
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Baugeois Vallée
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
La Ménitré keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 31% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Ménitré; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Ménitré
Is La Ménitré safe?
La Ménitré has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in La Ménitré good?
They grade C−, better than 22% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Ménitré expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Ménitré grades B+ for cost of living.
About La Ménitré
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
La Ménitré is a commune of 2,079 people in the Communauté de communes Baugeois Vallée. 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.
