Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 1,312 residents and lies in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 36% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The median sale price is €1,763/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Varrains has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Varrains 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.
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The one thing Varrains does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Varrains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Varrains has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varrains.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
97 deaths in Varrains between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 151: 36% below. In Maine-et-Loire, women can expect to live 86.4 years and men 81.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Varrains have one GP on hand.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
42 houses and apartments changed hands in Varrains from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,763/m² | 42 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 230 candidates at 2 lycées.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-André PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 100%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Sadi Carnot - Jean BertinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 125 | 94%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Louis PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 131 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, close to Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Half of Varrains is older than 48.5, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Varrains | Maine-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 29% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Varrains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The median disposable income was €27,620 a year per consumption unit, above both Maine-et-Loire’s towns (€25,450) and compared French towns (€25,970). 200 jobs are based in Varrains, for 550 working residents (0.4 per worker). Public transport took 3.3% of Varrains’ working residents to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Varrains. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Saumur3.7 km north, in Saumur
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur2.1 km north, in Saumur
Archaeological siteDolmen de Bagneux3 km northwest, in Saumur
MuseumMusée du moteur3.4 km northwest, in SaumurMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Notre-Dame des Ardilliers3.3 km north, in SaumurChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaulieu3.1 km northeast, in SaumurPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Varrains as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire
Varrains is a commune of 1,312 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varrains | 1,312 | — | — | A− | — | A+ |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 3,435 | 2 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Saumur | 26,241 | 2.4 | B− | B | D | B |
| Allonnes | 2,911 | 6.7 | B+ | A− | B+ | C |
| Vivy | 2,582 | 6.8 | A | A− | A | A− |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 3,746 | 7.4 | B− | A | C+ | C+ |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 11,029 | 11 | A− | A− | B− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Varrains has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. 94% of 125 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Sadi Carnot - Jean Bertin in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Varrains grades A− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.