Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 2,197 residents and lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Arcisses’s strongest subject is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most (C): bac results 0.9 points below the expected rate; brevet results 13.5 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,564/m² takes 4.5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes du Perche. It also trails on walkability: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Arcisses has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Arcisses 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.
Arcisses has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Arcisses does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Arcisses as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Nogent-le-Rotrou, 1.8 mi away.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Arcisses is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Arcisses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Eure-et-Loir is 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 206 residents of Arcisses died, against 246 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Arcisses is Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital, 1.4 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Aged 15 to 24: 8.5% of residents. Degrees are held by 22% of adults, about level with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) and below compared French towns (30%). The median resident of Arcisses is 51.7 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Arcisses | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 80% of 95 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. A collège lies 2.2 mi away. Near Arcisses, 92.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, in line with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis-Arsène MeunierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 66 | 70%−20 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Rémi BelleauNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 224 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how nearly one in ten commuters travelled at the census. Per resident in work, Arcisses counts 0.7 jobs (650 jobs, 850 workers). At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Arcisses didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 97% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Arcisses from July 2023 to June 2026: 68 houses and apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.82/m² a month, near both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,569/m² | 66 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Arcisses. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Arcisses.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Arcisses is a commune of 2,197 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche. 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcisses | 2,197 | — | — | B− | — | A− |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 2.1 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 8.5 | A | A | B | A− |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 12 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 14 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe | 8,740 | 14 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| Longny les Villages Orne | 2,811 | 15 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Arcisses has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 98% of 224 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Rémi Belleau in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Arcisses grades B− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.