One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. At A+ overall, Terranjou is better than 98% of compared French towns and ranks #4 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire. Its strongest is schools (A) — brevet results 4.2 points above the expected rate. It is strong on safety as well: an average of 7.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 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 €1,736/m² takes 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. The trade-off is walkability: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Terranjou 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 Terranjou.
History
Terranjou keeps more of its old housing than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Terranjou is Chapelle de Soussigné. This Maine-et-Loire town has 9 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 7 inscrit, the second level. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Terranjou do better than those of 93% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Terranjou, 94.5% passed the brevet, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (89.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For exam results, it comes #7 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. The closest collège is 2.5 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Terranjou sees less crime per resident than nine in ten compared French towns
Terranjou’s tally for 2025: 46 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was family violence (2025).
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence23
Criminal damage13
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Theft without violence5
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.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
19.4%
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 · When other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (19.4% of the index here). With more than 10% of the index estimated that way, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Terranjou, 4.5%, runs below Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns
4.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs based in Terranjou number 1,100, against 1,850 residents in work (0.6 per worker).
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
1,100
jobs based in Terranjou, 0.6 per working resident
4.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 19% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Buying in Terranjou costs less than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €1,736/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Terranjou from July 2023 to June 2026: 135 houses and apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €10.83/m² a month, about level with Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€10.78/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 97% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€1,736/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Terranjou€1,736/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€1,930/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,762/m²
131
€10.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.27 to €14.17/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.11/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,980
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Terranjou sees 82 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.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 410 deaths in Terranjou from 2016 to 2025; there were 407, 1% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Terranjou is Clinique de L Anjou, 13.6 mi away. The town has 3 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Maine-et-Loire can expect 86.4 years and a boy 81.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Terranjou · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de L Anjou
13.6 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
A town of families: 20% of people in Terranjou are under 15, more than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.4% of the population. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, below Maine-et-Loire’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Terranjou by age and the one in the middle is 40.7.
40.7median age
TerranjouMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education30%
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%.
Église Saint-Simplicien: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château des Noyers: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Germain: Photo: GO69 · CC BY 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Terranjou
Is Terranjou safe?
It grades A for safety, #6 of 52 in Maine-et-Loire.
Are schools in Terranjou good?
They grade A, better than 93% of compared French towns and #7 of 50 in Maine-et-Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Terranjou expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Terranjou grades A− for cost of living.
About Terranjou
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Terranjou is a commune of 3,871 people in the Communauté de communes Loire Layon Aubance. 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.
