Where it does best is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 44% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well (B+): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 6.5% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €1,818/m², so 70 m² costs 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Romagne 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 Romagne 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 Romagne.
HealthHealth A+
La Romagne loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 56 per 100 expected, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
−44%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
La Romagne has one family doctor. Women in Maine-et-Loire live to 86.4 on average and men to 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 97 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 126: 23% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted56
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in La Romagne · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
5.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 18% of people in La Romagne are 65 or over, fewer than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
39.1median age
11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Typical age in La Romagne: 39.1, the median.
La RomagneMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education28%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
La Romagne has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 5.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income is €26,320 a year for each consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
550
jobs based in La Romagne, 0.6 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
La Romagne gets a B− for cost of living
€1,818/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,818/m²: 55 houses and apartments sold in La Romagne between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €8.64/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.67/m² a month, higher than Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Romagne€1,818/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,818/m²
55
€11.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.84 to €15.40/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération
La Romagne is a commune of 2,028 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération. 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
2,028 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
6.2 sq mi (16 km²)
INSEE code
49260
La Romagne’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 La Romagne
Is La Romagne safe?
La Romagne has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is La Romagne expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,818/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Romagne 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.