Police record more crime here than in most towns (D): an average of 13.9 recorded violent incidents and 18.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Taken together, its subjects give Dreux a D overall, better than 5% of compared French towns. It also trails on jobs & income: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 19.5% unemployment. Its best grade is for walkability — 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,747/m² takes 5 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Dreux 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dreux.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Dreux has higher unemployment than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 19.5%
The median disposable income was €19,770 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 14.1% of working residents in Dreux went to work by public transport.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
Public transport14%
On foot9%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
15,600
jobs based in Dreux, 1.5 per working resident
19.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,770
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 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Dreux than in 86% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Dreux were criminal damage than anything else (2025). With 15,600 jobs for 10,500 working residents, Dreux draws people in from neighbouring communes. The town’s tally for 2025: 959 recorded offenses.
13.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage298
Other physical violence179
Family violence158
Burglary109
Theft from vehicles85
Sexual violence84
Vehicle theft46
Drug use321
Theft without violence222
Fraud164
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.
13.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
959
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 armed robbery, 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, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Dreux sees more deaths than 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Dreux come to 103 per 100 predicted. 2,878 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,433: 18% above. Life expectancy in Eure-et-Loir: 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 6 GPs practise in the town.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Dreux · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dreux
0.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dreux
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
80.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 2.3 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Dreux is 89.3%, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #25 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. At the three general lycées, 95% of 868 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 23% of people in Dreux are under 15, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. At 37.2, the median resident of Dreux sits in the middle of the age range.
37.2median age
DreuxEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
11 historic monuments, 4 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Dreux is Maison romane. 7.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (13%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Dreux cost less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,747/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €1,961/m² in Dreux, apartments for €1,469/m². The town recorded 836 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.58/m² a month, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,747/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Dreux€1,747/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,961/m²
376
Apartments
€1,469/m²
460
€12.58/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.33 to €15.30/m² a month)
5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: fr:User:Olivier2000 · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Domaine de la chapelle royale Saint-Louis: Photo: Renaud d'Avout · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien hôtel de ville, dit Le Beffroi: Photo: Urban · Public domain · Ancien Hôtel-Dieu de Dreux: Photo: GO69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
François-André Danican Philidor: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, Charles-Nicolas Cochin, Public domain · Guerschon Yabusele: Fabien Zaghini, CC BY 2.0 · Stéphane Courtois: Fondapol - Fondation pour l'innovation politique, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Catherine Corsini: YanRB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Delescluze: Étienne Carjat, Public domain · Kalifa Cissé: Robwingfield, CC BY 3.0
Dreux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Dreux
Is Dreux safe?
It grades D for safety, #27 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 109 burglaries and 298 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Dreux good?
They grade C−, better than 20% of compared French towns and #25 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. The lycée stands out: 100% of 101 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Saint-Pierre Saint-Paul in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Dreux expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Dreux grades C+ for cost of living.
About Dreux
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Dreux is a commune of 31,543 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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
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.
