Maulévrier’s best grade is for schools (A+) — brevet results 9 points above the expected rate. Health is a strength too: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,862/m² takes 5.1 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Maulévrier has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Maulévrier 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
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Maulévrier, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Maulévrier is Centre hospitalier de Cholet, 7.3 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 324 residents of Maulévrier died, against 370 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. 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. 7 GPs practise in the town.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Maulévrier · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Cholet
7.3 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
Renting in Maulévrier costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.39/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
63 sales of houses and apartments in Maulévrier, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,862/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 63 homes were sold locally.
€1,862/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Maulévrier€1,862/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,862/m²
63
€9.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.37 to €11.97/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,390
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Cholet Agglomération
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments in Maulévrier, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Maulévrier is Menhir dit La Pierre au sel. This Maine-et-Loire town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Maulévrier, 5.5%, runs below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Maulévrier holds 1,800 jobs; 1,450 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. The census found 6.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Half of residents lived on more than €25,980 a year per consumption unit, close to both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
1,800
jobs based in Maulévrier, 1.2 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,980
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 55% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
27% of adults hold a degree. Line up the people of Maulévrier by age and the one in the middle is 44.8. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, close to Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and above compared French towns (22%).
44.8median age
MaulévrierMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Safety
Maulévrier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The commonest graded crime in Maulévrier was criminal damage (2025). On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 2.8 violent offenses and 9.2 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Maulévrier logged 22 recorded offenses.
2.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage13
Burglary9
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
Theft without violence12
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.
2.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
28.4%
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 · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 28.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Parc oriental de Maulévrier and 2 more in and around Maulévrier
Heritage and gardens in and near Maulévrier. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Maulévrier
Is Maulévrier safe?
Maulévrier has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 13 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Maulévrier good?
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns and #1 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Maulévrier expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,862/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Maulévrier grades A− for cost of living.
About Maulévrier
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Maulévrier is a commune of 3,172 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
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.
