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The towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family

Vallons-de-l'Erdre (Loire-Atlantique) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (Loire-Atlantique, 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants) and Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux (Vendée, 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants).

118 towns ranked out of 1,228

Vallons-de-l'Erdre, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stVallons-de-l'Erdre 0.7per 1,000 Loire-Atlantique
  2. 2ndSaint-Jean-de-Boiseau 0.8per 1,000 Loire-Atlantique
  3. 3rdAubigny-Les Clouzeaux 0.8per 1,000 Vendée

This ranking covers 118 of the 1,228 towns in Pays de la Loire. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) comes last with 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants.

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: lowest rates of physical violence in Pays de la Loire

Rank Town Department Victims per 1,000 inhabitants Proportional bar Population
1 Vallons-de-l'Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 0.7 6,795
2 Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau Loire-Atlantique (44) 0.8 6,164
3 Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux Vendée (85) 0.8 7,322
4 Orée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 0.9 17,527
5 Le Loroux-Bottereau Loire-Atlantique (44) 0.9 8,702
6 Vallet Loire-Atlantique (44) 0.9 9,706
7 Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.0 9,604
8 Grandchamp-des-Fontaines Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.0 7,176
9 Thouaré-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.0 11,182
10 Brissac Loire Aubance Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.0 11,161
11 Le Poiré-sur-Vie Vendée (85) 1.0 8,926
12 Beaupréau-en-Mauges Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.0 24,720
13 Sainte-Pazanne Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.1 7,348
14 Saint-Lyphard Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.1 5,410
15 Les Hauts-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.1 8,900
16 Gorges Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.2 5,561
17 Vertou Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.2 26,684
18 Gennes-Val-de-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.2 8,592
19 Val d'Erdre-Auxence Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.2 5,062
20 Évron Mayenne (53) 1.2 8,421
21 Treillières Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.2 10,800
22 Sèvremoine Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.3 26,473
23 Les Sorinières Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.3 9,394
24 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire Vendée (85) 1.3 8,658
25 Chaumes-en-Retz Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.3 7,577
26 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 21,281
27 Villeneuve-en-Retz Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 5,207
28 Herbignac Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 7,347
29 Pont-Saint-Martin Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.4 7,179
30 Montaigu-Vendée Vendée (85) 1.5 21,789
31 Ombrée d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 9,000
32 Loire-Authion Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 17,361
33 Trélazé Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.5 16,518
34 Loireauxence Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.6 7,748
35 Parigné-l'Évêque Sarthe (72) 1.7 5,454
36 Chemillé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.7 22,615
37 Guémené-Penfao Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.7 5,340
38 Mauges-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.8 19,159
39 Couëron Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.8 24,367
40 Pontchâteau Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.8 11,798
41 Nort-sur-Erdre Loire-Atlantique (44) 1.9 9,755
42 Avrillé Maine-et-Loire (49) 1.9 15,655
43 Les Herbiers Vendée (85) 1.9 17,053
44 Pouzauges Vendée (85) 1.9 5,868
45 Chalonnes-sur-Loire Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.0 6,836
46 Guérande Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 17,355
47 Verrières-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.0 8,421
48 Saint-André-des-Eaux Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 7,196
49 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.0 29,151
50 L'Île-d'Yeu Vendée (85) 2.0 5,021
51 Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 21,509
52 Basse-Goulaine Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 9,894
53 Aizenay Vendée (85) 2.1 10,573
54 Saint-Berthevin Mayenne (53) 2.1 7,714
55 Clisson Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.1 7,723
56 La Montagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.2 6,653
57 Changé Sarthe (72) 2.2 7,070
58 Mûrs-Erigné Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.2 6,501
59 La Ferrière Vendée (85) 2.2 5,666
60 Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.3 9,964
61 Pornic Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.3 19,257
62 Les Ponts-de-Cé Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.4 13,704
63 Blain Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.4 10,635
64 Les Sables-d'Olonne Vendée (85) 2.4 50,924
65 Pornichet Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.4 13,103
66 Orvault Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 29,176
67 Montoir-de-Bretagne Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 7,378
68 Allonnes Sarthe (72) 2.5 10,846
69 Bouaye Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 8,482
70 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.5 14,909
71 Ernée Mayenne (53) 2.5 5,599
72 Baugé-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.6 11,939
73 Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Vendée (85) 2.6 6,193
74 Challans Vendée (85) 2.7 23,627
75 Doué-en-Anjou Maine-et-Loire (49) 2.7 11,303
76 Savenay Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.7 9,816
77 Rezé Loire-Atlantique (44) 2.7 44,286
78 Essarts-en-Bocage Vendée (85) 2.8 7,022
79 Machecoul-Saint-Même Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.0 7,912
80 Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.0 51,681
81 Mulsanne Sarthe (72) 3.1 5,352
82 Luçon Vendée (85) 3.1 9,704
83 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez Vendée (85) 3.1 13,344
84 Chantonnay Vendée (85) 3.2 9,049
85 Mamers Sarthe (72) 3.2 5,150
86 Bouguenais Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.2 20,862
87 Cholet Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.3 56,363
88 Fontenay-le-Comte Vendée (85) 3.3 14,668
89 Changé Mayenne (53) 3.4 6,662
90 Donges Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.5 8,298
91 La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe (72) 3.5 8,981
92 Montreuil-Juigné Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.6 7,913
93 Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.6 162,290
94 Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne Mayenne (53) 3.7 17,255
95 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.7 16,679
96 Saint-Nazaire Loire-Atlantique (44) 3.8 76,243
97 Segré-en-Anjou Bleu Maine-et-Loire (49) 3.8 18,379
98 Laval Mayenne (53) 3.9 51,719
99 La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44) 4.0 17,435
100 Le Lion-d'Angers Maine-et-Loire (49) 4.1 5,481

Source: French Ministry of the Interior, Internal Security Statistical Service (SSMSI), crime recorded by the police and gendarmerie; victims of physical violence outside the family recorded per 1,000 inhabitants, latest year published, towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Lowest rates of physical violence in Pays de la Loire: FAQ

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Vallons-de-l'Erdre (Loire-Atlantique) has the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Pays de la Loire with the lowest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

In order: Vallons-de-l'Erdre (0.7 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau (0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux (0.8 per 1,000 inhabitants), Orée d'Anjou (0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Le Loroux-Bottereau (0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Vallet (0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants), Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Grandchamp-des-Fontaines (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), Thouaré-sur-Loire (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants), and Brissac Loire Aubance (1.0 per 1,000 inhabitants).

Which town in Pays de la Loire has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family?

Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe) has the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family in Pays de la Loire: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. See the towns in Pays de la Loire with the highest recorded rate of physical violence outside the family.

How many towns in Pays de la Loire are ranked?

118 out of 1,228. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants (too few incidents for a stable rate) and towns whose figures are withheld for statistical confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It counts the offenses recorded by the police and gendarmerie in the commune where they were reported, divided by its population (by its number of homes for burglaries), for the latest year published by the French Ministry of the Interior. Recorded crime is not all crime: some victims never report it, and the figures also depend on police activity. Towns that draw many visitors (shopping centers, train stations, tourism) show higher rates, since rates are based on the number of inhabitants alone. Only towns with 5,000 or more inhabitants are ranked: below that, a handful of incidents can swing a rate sharply.

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