Authon-du-Perche’s best grade is for cost of living (A+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The weak point is health (C−). Second homes make up 14% of its housing. Homes sell for a median €1,227/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Authon-du-Perche 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 Authon-du-Perche 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.
Église Saint-Thomas: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Authon-du-Perche.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Authon-du-Perche costs less than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month
€1,227/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 70 sales of houses and apartments in Authon-du-Perche from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €1,915/m² for the median of compared towns in Eure-et-Loir.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Authon-du-Perche€1,227/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,227/m²
70
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.67/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,410
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Perche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Authon-du-Perche skews older, with 33% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
52.7median age
14% are under 15, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 8.8% of residents. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
Authon-du-PercheEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C−
Authon-du-Perche’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
+0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
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. Adjusted for age and care homes, Authon-du-Perche records 100 deaths per 100 expected, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 267 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 348, 31% more. The nearest emergency department to Authon-du-Perche is Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital, 9.1 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw131
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Authon-du-Perche · 1.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital
28.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Authon-du-Perche has lower unemployment than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 8.6%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Authon-du-Perche holds 500 jobs; 550 of its residents are in work, so 0.9 jobs each. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,470 a year.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot6%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Authon-du-Perche, 0.9 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 66% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Authon-du-Perche keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Authon-du-Perche has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 12th century.
Authon-du-Perche is a commune of 1,480 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
Population
1,480 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
13.6 sq mi (35.2 km²)
INSEE code
28018
Authon-du-Perche’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Authon-du-Perche
Is Authon-du-Perche safe?
Authon-du-Perche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.1 recorded violent incidents and 5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Authon-du-Perche expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Authon-du-Perche grades A+ for cost of living.
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.
