The picture is mixed. At B− overall, Saumur is better than 52% of compared French towns and ranks #45 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: just over four in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 23% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools beat most: bac results a point below the expected rate; brevet results 1.9 points above the expected rate. Crime is the sore point (D): an average of 12.6 recorded violent incidents and 23 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It lags on jobs & income as well (C) — 1.6 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €1,833/m² costs 5.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 Saumur 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.
Allée couverte dite la Grande Pierre couverte: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saumur.
History
Saumur: 47 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
47historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Saumur has 18 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 2001. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in the town is Allée couverte dite la Grande Pierre couverte.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saumur records more crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
12.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Saumur was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses locally came to 1,086 in 2025. No compared town in Maine-et-Loire has more graded crime per resident than Saumur: it ranks last of 52. With 15,050 jobs for 9,350 working residents, Saumur draws people in from neighbouring communes.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage425
Other physical violence180
Family violence132
Theft from vehicles128
Vehicle theft93
Burglary74
Sexual violence54
Theft without violence362
Fraud158
Drug use130
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.
12.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,086
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Saumur, 13.8%, runs above Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
23%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €23,990 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Saumur didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 5.8% of working residents in Saumur to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot10%
Bicycle7%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter2%
15,050
jobs based in Saumur, 1.6 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
More pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Saumur than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 91.7%
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 86% of 230 candidates passed the bac pro. For exam results, it comes #21 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Near Saumur, 93.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (94.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Saumur than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 15% are under 15
47.7median age
Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Saumur has a median age of 47.7 years.
SaumurMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Saumur records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 77 in Maine-et-Loire’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 3,557 residents of Saumur died, against 3,670 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% fewer. Life expectancy in Maine-et-Loire: 86.4 years for women and 81.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 24 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw97
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
24
GPs in Saumur · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
1.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Saumur
86.4 · 81.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Maine-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saumur sell for €1,985/m² and apartments for €1,685/m². The estimated advertised rent is €10.47/m² a month, close to Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 1,156 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,833/m².
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saumur€1,833/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,985/m²
629
Apartments
€1,685/m²
527
€10.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.08 to €13.57/m² a month)
5.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,430
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
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About Saumur
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Saumur is a commune of 26,241 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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
26,241 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
25.7 sq mi (66.5 km²)
INSEE code
49328
Saumur’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 Saumur
Is Saumur safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 74 burglaries and 425 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saumur good?
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #21 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 100% of 217 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Louis in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saumur expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,833/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saumur 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.
