Where it does best is jobs & income (A−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. It is strong on health as well (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Berchères-les-Pierres 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 Berchères-les-Pierres 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 Berchères-les-Pierres.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Berchères-les-Pierres run higher than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns: a median €29,820 a year per consumption unit
7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 4.4% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport3%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Berchères-les-Pierres, 0.5 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 12% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Berchères-les-Pierres run below what its ages would predict: 80 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 92 deaths in Berchères-les-Pierres from 2016 to 2025; there were 74, 20% fewer. In Eure-et-Loir, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Berchères-les-Pierres is Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray, 3.5 mi away.
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Berchères-les-Pierres · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Berchères-les-Pierres: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Berchères-les-Pierres; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 20% of Berchères-les-Pierres, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, between Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.9%.
43.6median age
Berchères-les-PierresEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% 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
Safety
Berchères-les-Pierres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 2.3 cases of violence against people and 5.9 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in Berchères-les-Pierres, other physical violence came up most often (2025).
2.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence0
Sexual violence0
Armed robbery0
Vehicle theft0
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.
2.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
0
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
100.0%
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 · For family violence, burglary, theft from vehicles and criminal damage, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 100.0% of the index here.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Berchères-les-Pierres
Is Berchères-les-Pierres safe?
Berchères-les-Pierres has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
About Berchères-les-Pierres
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Berchères-les-Pierres is a commune of 1,000 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. 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.
