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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest brevet pass rate

Q: Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest brevet pass rate?

Verrières-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire) has the highest brevet pass rate in Pays de la Loire: 99.0%.

Verrières-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire) has the highest brevet pass rate in Pays de la Loire: 99.0%. Next come Villaines-la-Juhel (Mayenne, 98.3%) and Beaupréau-en-Mauges (Maine-et-Loire, 98.0%).

96 towns ranked out of 1,228

Verrières-en-Anjou, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 96 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. At the other end of the ranking, Allonnes (Sarthe) comes last with 74.8%.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest brevet pass rates in Pays de la Loire

Rank	Town	Department	Brevet pass rate	Population
1	Verrières-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	99.0	8,421
2	Villaines-la-Juhel	Mayenne (53)	98.3	2,713
3	Beaupréau-en-Mauges	Maine-et-Loire (49)	98.0	24,720
4	Loireauxence	Loire-Atlantique (44)	97.7	7,748
5	Mauges-sur-Loire	Maine-et-Loire (49)	97.6	19,159
6	Orée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	97.5	17,527
7	Ernée	Mayenne (53)	97.0	5,599
8 tied	Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie	Vendée (85)	96.7	8,741
8 tied	Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine	Loire-Atlantique (44)	96.7	4,299
10	Sèvremoine	Maine-et-Loire (49)	96.0	26,473
11	Vertou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	95.9	26,684
12	Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits	Vendée (85)	95.5	2,427
13	Les Achards	Vendée (85)	95.4	5,633
14 tied	Les Herbiers	Vendée (85)	95.3	17,053
14 tied	Meslay-du-Maine	Mayenne (53)	95.3	2,831
16	Vallet	Loire-Atlantique (44)	95.2	9,706
17	Le Loroux-Bottereau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	95.1	8,702
18 tied	Carquefou	Loire-Atlantique (44)	94.7	21,509
18 tied	Baugé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	94.7	11,939
20 tied	Clisson	Loire-Atlantique (44)	94.6	7,723
20 tied	Ligné	Loire-Atlantique (44)	94.6	5,803
22 tied	Savenay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	94.5	9,816
22 tied	Bellevigne-en-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	94.5	6,045
24	Segré-en-Anjou Bleu	Maine-et-Loire (49)	94.3	18,379
25	Benet	Vendée (85)	94.2	4,179
26	Longué-Jumelles	Maine-et-Loire (49)	94.1	6,665
27 tied	Les Hauts-d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	94.0	8,900
27 tied	Craon	Mayenne (53)	94.0	4,579
29 tied	Treillières	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.6	10,800
29 tied	Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.6	9,604
31 tied	Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	93.4	17,255
31 tied	Brissac Loire Aubance	Maine-et-Loire (49)	93.4	11,161
31 tied	Nort-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.4	9,755
31 tied	Herbignac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.4	7,347
35 tied	Doué-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	93.3	11,303
35 tied	Essarts-en-Bocage	Vendée (85)	93.3	7,022
37	Mamers	Sarthe (72)	93.2	5,150
38 tied	Guérande	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.1	17,355
38 tied	Ancenis-Saint-Géréon	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.1	12,005
40	La Montagne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	93.0	6,653
41 tied	Chemillé-en-Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	92.8	22,615
41 tied	Pontchâteau	Loire-Atlantique (44)	92.8	11,798
43	Montrevault-sur-Èvre	Maine-et-Loire (49)	92.6	16,045
44 tied	Saint-Brevin-les-Pins	Loire-Atlantique (44)	92.4	14,909
44 tied	Machecoul-Saint-Même	Loire-Atlantique (44)	92.4	7,912
46	La Chapelle-sur-Erdre	Loire-Atlantique (44)	92.3	21,281
47	Sillé-le-Guillaume	Sarthe (72)	92.2	2,276
48	Luçon	Vendée (85)	92.1	9,704
49	Guémené-Penfao	Loire-Atlantique (44)	91.9	5,340
50	Montaigu-Vendée	Vendée (85)	91.8	21,789
51	Bouaye	Loire-Atlantique (44)	91.7	8,482
52	Beaumont-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	91.4	1,989
53	Nozay	Loire-Atlantique (44)	91.3	4,380
54	Blain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	91.2	10,635
55	Saint-Jean-d'Hermine	Vendée (85)	91.1	3,680
56	Les Sables-d'Olonne	Vendée (85)	91.0	50,924
57	Fontenay-le-Comte	Vendée (85)	90.8	14,668
58 tied	Ombrée d'Anjou	Maine-et-Loire (49)	90.7	9,000
58 tied	Loué	Sarthe (72)	90.7	2,188
60	Aizenay	Vendée (85)	90.5	10,573
61	Chantonnay	Vendée (85)	90.4	9,049
62 tied	Mayenne	Mayenne (53)	90.3	13,612
62 tied	Évron	Mayenne (53)	90.3	8,421
62 tied	La Châtaigneraie	Vendée (85)	90.3	2,638
65	Saint-Jean-de-Monts	Vendée (85)	90.2	9,079
66	Sainte-Pazanne	Loire-Atlantique (44)	90.0	7,348
67 tied	Laval	Mayenne (53)	89.9	51,719
67 tied	La Baule-Escoublac	Loire-Atlantique (44)	89.9	17,435
69	Couëron	Loire-Atlantique (44)	89.7	24,367
70 tied	Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	89.6	29,151
70 tied	Le Lion-d'Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	89.6	5,481
70 tied	Legé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	89.6	4,935
73	Lys-Haut-Layon	Maine-et-Loire (49)	89.2	7,916
74	La Flèche	Sarthe (72)	89.1	15,884
75	La Roche-sur-Yon	Vendée (85)	89.0	57,683
76 tied	Rezé	Loire-Atlantique (44)	88.6	44,286
76 tied	Pornic	Loire-Atlantique (44)	88.6	19,257
76 tied	Les Ponts-de-Cé	Maine-et-Loire (49)	88.6	13,704
79	Saint-Herblain	Loire-Atlantique (44)	88.0	51,681
80	Nantes	Loire-Atlantique (44)	87.8	332,515
81	Saumur	Maine-et-Loire (49)	87.5	27,096
82 tied	Cholet	Maine-et-Loire (49)	87.4	56,363
82 tied	Montval-sur-Loir	Sarthe (72)	87.4	5,827
82 tied	Montsûrs	Mayenne (53)	87.4	3,250
85	Challans	Vendée (85)	87.3	23,627
86	Angers	Maine-et-Loire (49)	87.2	162,290
87	La Ferté-Bernard	Sarthe (72)	86.4	8,981
88	Le Mans	Sarthe (72)	85.7	148,876
89	Saint-Calais	Sarthe (72)	85.5	3,146
90	Saint-Nazaire	Loire-Atlantique (44)	85.4	76,243
91 tied	Noirmoutier-en-l'Île	Vendée (85)	85.3	4,605
91 tied	Cossé-le-Vivien	Mayenne (53)	85.3	3,248
93	Châteaubriant	Loire-Atlantique (44)	85.0	12,716
94	Pouzauges	Vendée (85)	84.7	5,868
95	Sablé-sur-Sarthe	Sarthe (72)	82.8	12,850
96	Allonnes	Sarthe (72)	74.8	10,846

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet results; candidates who passed the brevet at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest brevet pass rates in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest brevet pass rate?

Verrières-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire) has the highest brevet pass rate in Pays de la Loire: 99.0%.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest brevet pass rate?

In order: Verrières-en-Anjou (99.0%), Villaines-la-Juhel (98.3%), Beaupréau-en-Mauges (98.0%), Loireauxence (97.7%), Mauges-sur-Loire (97.6%), Orée d'Anjou (97.5%), Ernée (97.0%), Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (96.7%), Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine (96.7%), and Sèvremoine (96.0%).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest brevet pass rate?

Allonnes (Sarthe) has the lowest brevet pass rate in Pays de la Loire: 74.8%.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

96 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with published results.

How is this rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet (the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15) and passed it at the latest session, all of the town’s middle schools combined (public and state-contracted private schools, general and vocational tracks), according to results published by the French Ministry of Education. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; town pages also show each middle school’s value added, which accounts for this. Only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.