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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest average social position index of middle schools

Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Pays de la Loire: 133.9. Next come Vertou (Loire-Atlantique, 129.9) and Treillières (Loire-Atlantique, 128.9).

98 towns ranked out of 1,228

Carquefou, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stCarquefou 133.9index Loire-Atlantique
  2. 2ndVertou 129.9index Loire-Atlantique
  3. 3rdTreillières 128.9index Loire-Atlantique

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This ranking covers 98 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Calais (Sarthe) comes last with 87.3.

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 middle school social index in Pays de la Loire

Rank Town Department Average middle school index Proportional bar Population
1 Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 133.9 21,509
2 Vertou Loire-Atlantique (44) 129.9 26,684
3 Treillières Loire-Atlantique (44) 128.9 10,800
4 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 128.8 21,281
5 Couëron Loire-Atlantique (44) 124.1 24,367
6 La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44) 123.7 17,435
7 La Montagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 122.9 6,653
8 Brissac Loire Aubance Maine-et-Loire (49) 121.3 11,161
9 tied Bouaye Loire-Atlantique (44) 120.3 8,482
9 tied Verrières-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 120.3 8,421
11 Le Loroux-Bottereau Loire-Atlantique (44) 118.8 8,702
12 Clisson Loire-Atlantique (44) 118.1 7,723
13 Ligné Loire-Atlantique (44) 117.6 5,803
14 Vallet Loire-Atlantique (44) 117.5 9,706
15 Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 117.3 44,286
16 Savenay Loire-Atlantique (44) 117.1 9,816
17 Pornic Loire-Atlantique (44) 116.4 19,257
18 Nort-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 116.3 9,755
19 Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 116.1 332,515
20 Les Ponts-de-Cé Maine-et-Loire (49) 115.8 13,704
21 Guérande Loire-Atlantique (44) 115.1 17,355
22 Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine Loire-Atlantique (44) 114.0 4,299
23 Sainte-Pazanne Loire-Atlantique (44) 113.8 7,348
24 Benet Vendée (85) 112.5 4,179
25 Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 112.4 51,681
26 Orée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 112.0 17,527
27 Ancenis-Saint-Géréon Loire-Atlantique (44) 111.9 12,005
28 tied Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Loire-Atlantique (44) 111.5 14,909
28 tied Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu Loire-Atlantique (44) 111.5 9,604
30 Montaigu-Vendée Vendée (85) 111.0 21,789
31 Les Sables-d'Olonne Vendée (85) 110.8 50,924
32 Le Lion-d'Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 110.5 5,481
33 Bellevigne-en-Layon Maine-et-Loire (49) 109.5 6,045
34 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire (49) 109.3 18,379
35 La Roche-sur-Yon Vendée (85) 109.1 57,683
36 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Vendée (85) 108.9 8,741
37 Nozay Loire-Atlantique (44) 108.4 4,380
38 tied Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 107.5 162,290
38 tied Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 107.5 29,151
38 tied Sèvremoine Maine-et-Loire (49) 107.5 26,473
41 Blain Loire-Atlantique (44) 107.3 10,635
42 Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 106.9 8,900
43 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne (53) 106.1 17,255
44 Les Achards Vendée (85) 105.5 5,633
45 Aizenay Vendée (85) 105.4 10,573
46 Pontchâteau Loire-Atlantique (44) 105.0 11,798
47 Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits Vendée (85) 104.9 2,427
48 Herbignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 104.7 7,347
49 Mauges-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 104.6 19,159
50 tied Laval Mayenne (53) 104.3 51,719
50 tied Beaupréau-en-Mauges Maine-et-Loire (49) 104.3 24,720
52 Chemillé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 103.7 22,615
53 Loireauxence Loire-Atlantique (44) 103.6 7,748
54 L'Île-d'Yeu Vendée (85) 103.5 5,021
55 Saint-Nazaire Loire-Atlantique (44) 103.2 76,243
56 tied Saint-Jean-de-Monts Vendée (85) 103.1 9,079
56 tied Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Sarthe (72) 103.1 1,989
58 Montsûrs Mayenne (53) 102.9 3,250
59 La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe (72) 102.7 8,981
60 tied Baugé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 102.6 11,939
60 tied Essarts-en-Bocage Vendée (85) 102.6 7,022
62 Le Mans Sarthe (72) 102.5 148,876
63 Cossé-le-Vivien Mayenne (53) 101.9 3,248
64 Challans Vendée (85) 101.7 23,627
65 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île Vendée (85) 101.4 4,605
66 La Flèche Sarthe (72) 101.1 15,884
67 Doué-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 100.9 11,303
68 tied Mayenne Mayenne (53) 100.8 13,612
68 tied Legé Loire-Atlantique (44) 100.8 4,935
70 tied Luçon Vendée (85) 100.7 9,704
70 tied Saint-Jean-d'Hermine Vendée (85) 100.7 3,680
72 Saumur Maine-et-Loire (49) 100.4 27,096
73 Guémené-Penfao Loire-Atlantique (44) 100.3 5,340
74 Machecoul-Saint-Même Loire-Atlantique (44) 100.2 7,912
75 Meslay-du-Maine Mayenne (53) 100.1 2,831
76 tied Cholet Maine-et-Loire (49) 100.0 56,363
76 tied Les Herbiers Vendée (85) 100.0 17,053
78 Sillé-le-Guillaume Sarthe (72) 99.6 2,276
79 Loué Sarthe (72) 99.3 2,188
80 Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée (85) 98.9 14,668
81 Mamers Sarthe (72) 98.6 5,150
82 Longué-Jumelles Maine-et-Loire (49) 98.5 6,665
83 Chantonnay Vendée (85) 97.5 9,049
84 Châteaubriant Loire-Atlantique (44) 97.4 12,716
85 Montrevault-sur-Èvre Maine-et-Loire (49) 97.3 16,045
86 Ernée Mayenne (53) 97.2 5,599
87 Pouzauges Vendée (85) 96.9 5,868
88 Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe (72) 96.8 5,827
89 Craon Mayenne (53) 95.5 4,579
90 tied Évron Mayenne (53) 95.0 8,421
90 tied Lys-Haut-Layon Maine-et-Loire (49) 95.0 7,916
92 Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 94.7 9,000
93 Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne (53) 93.7 2,713
94 Gorron Mayenne (53) 93.4 2,485
95 Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sarthe (72) 92.7 12,850
96 La Châtaigneraie Vendée (85) 90.6 2,638
97 Allonnes Sarthe (72) 89.4 10,846
98 Saint-Calais Sarthe (72) 87.3 3,146

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), social position indices of middle schools; simple average of the social position indices of the town’s public and state-contracted private middle schools, towns with at least two middle schools. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest middle school social index in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest average social position index of middle schools?

Carquefou (Loire-Atlantique) has the highest average social position index of middle schools in Pays de la Loire: 133.9.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest average social position index of middle schools?

In order: Carquefou (133.9), Vertou (129.9), Treillières (128.9), La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (128.8), Couëron (124.1), La Baule-Escoublac (123.7), La Montagne (122.9), Brissac Loire Aubance (121.3), Bouaye (120.3), and Verrières-en-Anjou (120.3).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest average social position index of middle schools?

Saint-Calais (Sarthe) has the lowest average social position index of middle schools in Pays de la Loire: 87.3.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

98 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than two middle schools with an index.

What is the social position index?

The social position index (IPS), calculated by the French Ministry of Education for each middle school (collège), sums up the social background of students’ families based on their parents’ occupations: the higher it is, the more advantaged, on average, the backgrounds students come from. It measures neither student achievement nor the quality of teaching. The value ranked is the simple average of the town’s public and state-contracted private middle schools; only towns with at least two middle schools are ranked, so that the ranking compares towns rather than individual schools.

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