Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,688 residents, it is a town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Schools do well (B): brevet results a point below the expected rate. Where it falls short is walkability: 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,110/m² takes 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. Jobs & income is weaker too (C+) — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Chaudon 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.
The one thing Chaudon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Chaudon 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.
Chaudon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaudon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaudon.
Among adults, 27% have a degree. 18% of residents are 65 or over, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. On top of that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.4% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Chaudon | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 8.9%, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Chaudon didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 1.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 169 | 90%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Chaudon, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,110/m²: 59 houses and apartments sold in Chaudon between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses were 97% of what sold. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.78/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,106/m² | 57 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 123 deaths in Chaudon from 2016 to 2025; there were 109, 11% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 89 per 100 expected, lower than Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and near compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Chaudon is Ch Dreux, 7.1 mi away. At birth, a girl in Eure-et-Loir can expect 84.7 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heritage in and near Chaudon. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Nogent-le-Roi2.7 km southeast, in Nogent-le-RoiChâteauChâteauChateau de Renancourt2.4 km northwest, in Villemeux-sur-EureManor houseManor houseManoir de Vacheresses5 km southeast, in Nogent-le-RoiPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Chaudon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Moulin de Mormoulins: Photo: Lionel Allorge · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Chaudon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaudon | 1,688 | — | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Nogent-le-Roi | 4,021 | 1.6 | B+ | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Pierres | 2,788 | 5.7 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Maintenon | 4,494 | 6.4 | B+ | C | A− | C− |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 7.9 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Hanches | 2,696 | 8 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 8.3 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Chaudon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.7 recorded violent incidents and 4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B, better than 61% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,110/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaudon grades C+ for cost of living.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Chaudon is a commune of 1,688 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. 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) · 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.