Craon grades A+ overall: better than 96% of compared French towns, and #8 of 16 in Mayenne. At the median price of €1,484/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. Its strongest is schools (A+): brevet results 5.4 points above the expected rate.
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 Craon 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
History
6 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 6 historic monuments in Craon: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 4 inscrit (the second level). 16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Older residents shape Craon: 35% are 65 or over, above Mayenne’s towns and compared French towns
Craon sits above both Mayenne’s towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 13% of residents are children under 15.
54.5median age
CraonMayenne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Mayenne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Mayenne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income B
More commuters in Craon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mayenne’s towns or compared French towns: 21.2%
That puts Craon above both Mayenne’s towns (11.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Craon has 3,200 jobs for 1,700 working residents, 1.9 per worker. 8.8% of the labour force are out of work.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot8%
Bicycle8%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,200
jobs based in Craon, 1.9 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 82% of compared French towns
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Craon records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 78 in Mayenne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 845 residents of Craon died, against 860 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% fewer. Its care home for older people (135 places) counts its residents as Craon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 15% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Craon · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Intercommunal du Haut Anjou
86.5 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Mayenne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Craon has less crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 94 offenses in the graded categories in Craon in 2025. For other physical violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.9% of the index here.
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Family violence26
Burglary24
Sexual violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud30
Theft without violence20
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
94
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Château et parc: Photo: CEHAU35 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grenier à sel: Photo: Yann Gwilhoù · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Simon de l'Ouest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prieuré bénédictin Saint-Clément (ancien): Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Craon
Is Craon safe?
It grades B for safety, #10 of 16 in Mayenne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 24 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Craon good?
They grade A+, better than 95% of compared French towns and #2 of 15 in Mayenne. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Craon expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €9.90/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Craon grades A− for cost of living.
About Craon
Commune in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
Craon is a commune of 4,431 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Craon. 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.
