Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. School results are strong: brevet results 4 points above the expected rate. Safety is another plus: an average of 4.9 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,179/m² takes 6 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Mauges Communauté. The trade-off is walkability (C): 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Overall, that makes an A, better than 88% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #21 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Orée d'Anjou 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 Orée d'Anjou.
Schools
Brevet results near Orée d'Anjou run high: 97.5% passed, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 2.9 mi to the nearest one. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 4 mi away. School results put the town #5 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Orée d'Anjou runs lower than in 87% of compared French towns
248 offenses were reported in Orée d'Anjou during 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, family violence came up most often (2025).
4.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence59
Criminal damage54
Burglary39
Theft from vehicles35
Sexual violence27
Vehicle theft18
Other physical violence16
Armed robbery0
Fraud89
Theft without violence25
Drug use9
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.
4.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
248
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Orée d'Anjou has fewer older residents than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over
20% are under 15, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Orée d'Anjou in two is 41.2. Also worth knowing: among adults, 27% have a degree.
41.2median age
Orée d'AnjouMaine-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 diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%
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
Unemployment in Orée d'Anjou, 5.6%, runs below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
At the census, 6.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Orée d'Anjou has 3,600 jobs for 8,500 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
3,600
jobs based in Orée d'Anjou, 0.4 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,770
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 33% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
7 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
14% of homes were built before 1919. Among the classé monuments in Orée d'Anjou is Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 5 of 7. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Orée d'Anjou sees 89 deaths per 100 expected, 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.
Average lifespans in Maine-et-Loire: 86.4 years for women, 81.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 1,401 deaths in Orée d'Anjou between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,328: 5% above. There are 9 general practitioners locally.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Orée d'Anjou · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur du Chu de Nantes site Ch Ancenis
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Erdre et Loire
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median sale price of homes in Orée d'Anjou is €2,179/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €9.18/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 455 homes in Orée d'Anjou. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
€2,179/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Orée d'Anjou€2,179/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,170/m²
448
€11.25/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.12 to €15.60/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.18/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Mauges Communauté
Moulins pendus dits péage fortifié: Photo: Touriste · Public domain · Anciens château et " ville close ": Photo: Selbymay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de la Turmelière (ancien): Photo: Parigot · CC BY-SA 3.0
Joachim du Bellay: Jean Cousin le Jeune., Public domain · Paul Poupard: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hippolyte Maindron: Jean Baptiste Adolphe Lafosse, Public domain · Raymond Réthoré: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Orée d'Anjou’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 Orée d'Anjou
Is Orée d'Anjou safe?
It grades A for safety, #12 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 39 burglaries and 54 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Orée d'Anjou good?
They grade A+, better than 96% of compared French towns and #5 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Orée d'Anjou expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.25/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Orée d'Anjou grades B− for cost of living.
About Orée d'Anjou
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Orée d'Anjou is a commune of 17,162 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Mauges Communauté. 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.
