Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is schools: brevet results 10.5 points below the expected rate. It lags on health as well (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Households here earn well (A−): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 9.1% unemployment. At the median price of €2,305/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: just over three quarters of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a C overall, better than 35% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #22 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Anet 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Anet.
Schools
Schools around Anet do less well than those of 97% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Nearly four in five candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Anet, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%). By results, schools here place #30 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 8.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Anet run higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Anet records 99 deaths per 100 expected, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88) alike. From 2016 to 2025, 413 residents of Anet died, against 351 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The nearest emergency department to Anet is Ch Dreux, 9.1 mi away. 3 GPs practise here.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Anet · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dreux
9.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dreux
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Anet skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). Aged 15 to 24: 8.7% of residents. What’s more, the share of residents under 15 is 16%.
49.2median age
AnetEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Anet sees less crime per resident than 73% of compared French towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 4.4 cases of violence against people and 12.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Anet logged 23 recorded offenses. Jobs outnumber working residents in Anet (1,450 to 1,100): it draws people in from around. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
4.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Other physical violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud15
Drug use10
Theft without violence9
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.
4.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
23
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
17.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 17.3% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
History
3 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2016
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Anet is Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Churches, chapels and other religious buildings, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Also worth knowing: 15% of homes were built before 1919.
Église Saint-Cyr et Sainte-Julitte: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix du cimetière: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Anet
Is Anet safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #8 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Are schools in Anet good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Anet expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,305/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Anet grades C− for cost of living.
About Anet
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Anet is a commune of 2,721 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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.
