Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 547 people, lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Combres is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 20% of its housing.
The one thing Combres does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Combres as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et son collège, in Thiron-Gardais, 3.3 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Combres.
18% are under 15, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents. The middle age in Combres is 45.2.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Combres | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Of those in the labour force, 9.3% are unemployed. 100 jobs are based in Combres, for 200 working residents (0.4 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €23,600 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Combres.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Combres is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Combres as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combres | 547 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Illiers-Combray | 3,210 | 8.7 | C | B | C | C− |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 9.7 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Brou | 3,230 | 9.8 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 11 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 2,791 | 12 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Eure | 2,797 | 15 | — | B+ | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Combres is a commune of 547 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de 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
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 October 30, 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.