Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
211 people call this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ardelles falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 15% of its housing. It skews young: 15% of residents are 15 to 24.
The 2 things Ardelles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ardelles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre de Thimert, in Thimert-Gâtelles, 4 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ardelles.
26% of adults hold a degree, between Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Line up the people of Ardelles by age and the one in the middle is 43.5.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ardelles | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.1%, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 6.1% of commuters got to work without a car.
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.
7 houses and apartments changed hands in Ardelles from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.81/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ardelles is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ardelles yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardelles | 211 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 2,641 | 4 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Senonches | 3,045 | 6.5 | B | A | B− | D |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 2,791 | 7.4 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 8.8 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Eure | 2,797 | 12 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Lèves | 5,685 | 15 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Ardelles is a commune of 211 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.