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Wrecks of a German Arado Ar 96 and a Junkers Ju 87 at Chartres–Champhol Aerodrome, France, circa in 1944 (342-FH-3A18812-55169AC)
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ChampholEure-et-Loir

The town, home to 3,643 people, lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

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Wrecks of a German Arado Ar 96 and a Junkers Ju 87 at Chartres–Champhol Aerodrome, France, circa in 1944 (342-FH-3A18812-55169AC)

Champhol, Eure-et-Loir · U.S. Army Air Forces photo 342-FH-3A18812-55169AC · Public domain

Is Champhol a good place to live?

Jobs and pay hold up well: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment. Champhol grades B+ overall, better than 74% of compared French towns. It ranks #5 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−): 87% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 17% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools fall short: bac results 0.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,444/m² takes 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for health.

Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.

What makes Champhol stand out

The one thing Champhol does most differently from other towns.

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How Champhol grades

Each subject compares Champhol 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.

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Château de Vauventriers
Château de Vauventriers · Inscrit · Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Champhol’s story

Champhol in pictures

Champhol has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Champhol before 1900, the earliest Gérard Du Doyer de Gastels, in 1732.

  • 1969First protected: Château de Vauventriers
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Nearby attractions

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres and 17 more in and around Champhol

Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Champhol. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champhol.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Unemployment in Champhol, 5.8%, runs below Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

The median disposable income is €29,440 a year per consumption unit. At the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Champhol went to work by public transport.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
Public transport11%
Bicycle5%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
950
jobs based in Champhol, 0.6 per working resident
5.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,440
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B

Allowing for age and care homes, Champhol sees fewer deaths than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 83 per 100 expected

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

There are 2 general practitioners in Champhol. 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. Also worth knowing: 219 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 263: 17% below.

−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Champhol · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
2.9 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: 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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.

Schools

Exam results around Champhol trail 62% of compared French towns

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 391 candidates at 3 lycées. The closest collège is 1.2 mi off. Its schools’ results rank #16 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Champhol85.3%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Champhol93.4%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège privé Notre Dame PrivateNearest collègeCollègeCollège14598%±0 pts
Lycée privé Notre-Dame PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée213100%+1 pt
Lycée Philibert de l'OrmeBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée8587%+7 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, +0.2 pts against the expected rate
81%
passed the vocational bac, −3.8 pts against the expected rate
85.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4.3 pts against the expected rate
1.2 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

History

Champhol: 1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

Homes built before 1919 account for 2.3% of the housing. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

More people in Champhol hold a degree than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 38%

Under-15s account for 20% of the population. 9.8% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.

44.2median age
ChampholEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education38%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Champhol
ChampholEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1520%17%17%
15–249.8%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+20%23%22%
No diploma15%27%19%
CAP or BEP25%27%26%
Baccalauréat17%18%18%
Higher education38%21%30%

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

HousingCost of living B−

The median sale price of homes in Champhol is €2,444/m²

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

Champhol recorded 91 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.75/m² a month. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.

€2,444/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Champhol€2,444/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€2,426/m²90
€11.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.65 to €13.72/m² a month)
6.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.75/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Safety

Champhol has less crime per resident than 52% of compared French towns

2025 saw 62 offenses recorded in Champhol. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7 cases of violence against people and 14 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). The graded crime recorded most in the town was burglary (2025).

7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Burglary28
Criminal damage14
Other physical violence8
Family violence7
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud23
Theft without violence5

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.

7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
62
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.2%
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 sexual violence and vehicle theft, 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, 5.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

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Landmarks

Champhol has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Vauventriers: Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Champhol

2 notable people were born in Champhol.

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Champhol’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 →
LèvesChartresMainvilliersLe CoudrayLucéLuisantLèvesChartresMainvilliersLe CoudrayLucéLuisantChamphol
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Champhol3,643—B+B−B−B
Lèves5,6851.5B+CAC+
Chartres38,3241.5CCDB−
Mainvilliers10,6292.1DCC+C
Le Coudray4,0382.8B−CCB
Lucé15,9212.9DC+CC−
Luisant6,9453.2B+CB+A

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

Questions about Champhol

Is Champhol safe?

It grades B− for safety, #16 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 28 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Champhol good?

They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #16 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. The lycée stands out: 100% of 213 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Notre-Dame 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.

Is Champhol expensive to live in?

Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.50/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Champhol grades B− for cost of living.

About Champhol

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

Champhol is a commune of 3,643 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
3,643 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
INSEE code
28070

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.