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A town of 1,363 in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Work and incomes are strong: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 7.0% unemployment. Homes sell for a median €2,125/m²: 70 m² comes to 5.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. The weak point is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Coulombs 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 Coulombs 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.
Coulombs has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Coulombs, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
18% 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 Coulombs.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
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. 105 deaths in Coulombs between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 113: 7% below. Adjusted for age and care homes, Coulombs records 93 deaths per 100 expected, near Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and higher than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Coulombs is Ch Dreux, 9.4 mi away.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
47 sales of houses and apartments in Coulombs, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,125/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.90/m² a month. Houses accounted for 91% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,196/m² | 43 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 6 mi off. The nearest collège is 1.5 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 2 historic monuments in Coulombs, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and close to compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Typical age in Coulombs: 45.9, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Coulombs | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
The census found nearly a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 7.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Coulombs’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame: Photo: Michel Germain / Achille Peigné-Delacourt · Public domain
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Coulombs 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 →
Coulombs has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 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 €2,125/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.71/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Coulombs grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Coulombs is a commune of 1,363 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.