Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 888 residents in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
There are no grades for Fontaine-Simon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of homes here are second homes. Homes change hands at a median €1,372/m².
The 2 things Fontaine-Simon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine-Simon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vieux Château, in Senonches, 3.9 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Fontaine-Simon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaine-Simon.
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). At 50.1, the median resident of Fontaine-Simon sits in the middle of the age range.
48% women, 52% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine-Simon | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 11.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in Fontaine-Simon: 150, for 350 residents in work (0.4 each). Households’ median disposable income: €24,560 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MonnetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 88%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 32 homes in Fontaine-Simon.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,372/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out, museums and heritage in and near Fontaine-Simon. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Fontaine-Simon yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Fontaine-Simon is a commune of 888 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Simon | 888 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 2.5 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Senonches | 3,045 | 4.1 | B | A | B− | D |
| Longny les Villages Orne | 2,811 | 10 | B+ | A | B | C+ |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 2,791 | 12 | A− | B+ | A− | D |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 2,641 | 12 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 16 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.