Fontaine-la-Guyon’s strongest is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 4.7% unemployment. Health outcomes beat most towns (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €2,032/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 5.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche.
Figures: employment, 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. Fontaine-la-Guyon 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 Fontaine-la-Guyon 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 Fontaine-la-Guyon.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Fontaine-la-Guyon sees fewer deaths than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 81 per 100 expected
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
264 deaths in Fontaine-la-Guyon between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 211: 25% above. The nearest emergency department to Fontaine-la-Guyon is Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir, 6.6 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. There are 2 general practitioners here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Fontaine-la-Guyon · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
9.8 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
A town of families: 21% of people in Fontaine-la-Guyon are under 15, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
42.7median age
20% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.8% of residents, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
Fontaine-la-GuyonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Unemployment in Fontaine-la-Guyon, 4.7%, runs below Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
7%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income is €28,630 a year per consumption unit. 7.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport4%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
350
jobs based in Fontaine-la-Guyon, 0.5 per working resident
4.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,630
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 58% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Fontaine-la-Guyon gets a B− for cost of living
€2,032/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,032/m²: 49 houses and apartments sold in Fontaine-la-Guyon between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €10.30/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.23/m² a month, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fontaine-la-Guyon€2,032/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,032/m²
49
€12.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.20 to €14.65/m² a month)
5.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.30/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche
Fontaine-la-Guyon is a commune of 1,684 people in the Communauté de communes entre Beauce et 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
Population
1,684 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.7 sq mi (14.7 km²)
INSEE code
28154
Fontaine-la-Guyon’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 Fontaine-la-Guyon
Is Fontaine-la-Guyon safe?
Fontaine-la-Guyon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Fontaine-la-Guyon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,032/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaine-la-Guyon grades B− for cost of living.
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.