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905 residents make their home in this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Berchères-Saint-Germain a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Berchères-Saint-Germain is too small for the grades other French towns get.

Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Maintenon et Pontgouin)
Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Maintenon et Pontgouin) · Inscrit · Photo: Philippe Hiraga · CC BY-SA 3.0
Berchères-Saint-Germain’s story

Berchères-Saint-Germain in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Berchères-Saint-Germain; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur com…
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Landmarks

Berchères-Saint-Germain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ancien aqueduc de Pontgouin à Versailles (également sur communes de Maintenon et Pontgouin): Photo: Philippe Hiraga · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Berchères-Saint-Germain.

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Berchères-Saint-Germain are under 15, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns

40.6median age

Degrees are held by 38% of adults. 17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of the town.

Berchères-Saint-GermainEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Berchères-Saint-Germain
Berchères-Saint-GermainEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1521%17%17%
15–249.8%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma15%27%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education38%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Berchères-Saint-Germain: 22% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Berchères-Saint-Germain; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Berchères-Saint-Germain is better off than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €29,570 a year per consumption unit

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs based in Berchères-Saint-Germain number 50, against 400 residents in work (0.1 per worker). 6.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport10%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Berchères-Saint-Germain, 0.1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Berchères-Saint-Germain is €12.23/m² a month

€12.23/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Berchères-Saint-Germain: 27 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Berchères-Saint-Germain€12.23/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€12.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €14.65/m² a month)
€10.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Berchères-Saint-Germain

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Famous people from Berchères-Saint-Germain

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Berchères-Saint-Germain yet.

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About Berchères-Saint-Germain

Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire

Berchères-Saint-Germain is a commune of 905 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

Population
905 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.8 sq mi (27.9 km²)
INSEE code
28034

Berchères-Saint-Germain’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Eure-et-Loir →
LèvesChampholPierresMainvilliersMaintenonChartresLèvesChampholPierresMainvilliersMaintenonChartresBerchères-Saint-Germain
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Berchères-Saint-Germain905—————
Lèves5,6854.3B+CAC+
Champhol3,6434.9B+B−B−B
Pierres2,7885.6—C+—B−
Mainvilliers10,6295.7DCC+C
Maintenon4,4946B+CA−C−
Chartres38,3246.2CCDB−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.