With an A overall, Loire-Authion is better than 95% of compared French towns and ranks #10 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 38% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Recorded crime is low: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,333/m² costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole. The drawback is walkability (C): 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Loire-Authion 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 Loire-Authion.
HealthHealth A+
Deaths in Loire-Authion run below what its ages would predict: 62 per 100 expected, fewer than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Loire-Authion is Clinique de L Anjou, 7.4 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,459 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,259, 14% fewer. 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. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Loire-Authion can choose among 14 GPs.
−38%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted62
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Loire-Authion · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
7.4 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
Loire-Authion records less crime per resident than 84% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Loire-Authion were criminal damage than anything else (2025). Over 2025, Loire-Authion logged 266 recorded offenses.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage79
Family violence47
Burglary32
Vehicle theft31
Sexual violence26
Theft from vehicles26
Other physical violence25
Fraud73
Theft without violence33
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
266
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Old homes shape Loire-Authion: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 6 of 10. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Loire-Authion has lower unemployment than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 6.1%
Jobs based in Loire-Authion number 3,800, against 7,550 residents in work (0.5 per worker). The median disposable income was €27,910 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,800
jobs based in Loire-Authion, 0.5 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 34% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Loire-Authion, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Just over a third of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Add to that, the 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents.
43.5median age
Loire-AuthionMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education34%
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
HousingCost of living B−
Loire-Authion gets a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
438 sales of houses and apartments in Loire-Authion, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,333/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.39/m² a month, higher than Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 99% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,333/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Loire-Authion€2,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,348/m²
433
€11.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €14.99/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole
Régis Delépine: Panini, Public domain · André Jaunet: Gmsanders, Public domain · Bernard Casnin: NamiSpic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jack Krine: Sergey Vladimirov aka Vlsergey, CC BY 2.0 · Pierre Chanteloup: Agence Meurisse (domaine public, voir fiche détaillée Gallica), Public domain
Loire-Authion’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 Loire-Authion
Is Loire-Authion safe?
It grades A− for safety, #17 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 79 acts of criminal damage.
Is Loire-Authion 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 €2,333/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Loire-Authion grades B− for cost of living.
About Loire-Authion
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Loire-Authion is a commune of 16,765 people in the Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole. 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.
