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Fresnay-l'ÉvêqueEure-et-Loir

A town of 739 in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Fresnay-l'Évêque a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fresnay-l'Évêque falls below the line for grades. Only 13% of residents are 65 or over. Homes sell for a median €1,596/m².

What makes Fresnay-l'Évêque stand out

The 2 things Fresnay-l'Évêque does most differently from other towns.

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Ferme de la Recette
Ferme de la Recette · Inscrit · Photo: Thony45 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fresnay-l'Évêque’s story

Fresnay-l'Évêque in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fresnay-l'Évêque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1928.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1928First protected: Ferme de la Recette
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fresnay-l'Évêque.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Fresnay-l'Évêque, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. The age that splits Fresnay-l'Évêque in two is 38.4.

38.4median age
Fresnay-l'ÉvêqueEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Fresnay-l'Évêque
Fresnay-l'ÉvêqueEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1523%17%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+13%23%22%
No diploma21%27%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Fresnay-l'Évêque: 30% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns

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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Fresnay-l'Évêque, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
11th c.
oldest protected part
1928
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Fresnay-l'Évêque are out of work than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.1%

Nearly one in ten 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%). Per resident in work, Fresnay-l'Évêque counts 0.6 jobs (200 jobs, 350 workers). Median disposable income is €24,500 a year for each consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
200
jobs based in Fresnay-l'Évêque, 0.6 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Fresnay-l'Évêque costs less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.54/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The market in Fresnay-l'Évêque: 42 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€1,596/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Fresnay-l'Évêque€1,596/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,596/m²42
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €12.60/m² a month)
€10.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Fresnay-l'Évêque

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Landmarks

Fresnay-l'Évêque has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Ferme de la Recette: Photo: Thony45 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Fresnay-l'Évêque

One notable person was born in Fresnay-l'Évêque.

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Fresnay-l'Évêque’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Eure-et-Loir →
TouryAngervilleLes Villages VovéensLe MérévilloisAuneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChevillyTouryAngervilleLes Villages VovéensLe MérévilloisAuneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChevillyFresnay-l'Évêque
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Fresnay-l'Évêque739—————
Toury2,6406.9A−BB+C−
Angerville Essonne4,4288.9C−CB−C−
Les Villages Vovéens4,0099.5B−BB+C
Le Mérévillois Essonne3,47713BC+A−B
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien6,41915C+B−B−C+
Chevilly Loiret2,66316—B+—B+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Fresnay-l'Évêque

Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire

Fresnay-l'Évêque is a commune of 739 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Beauce. 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
739 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur de Beauce
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
11.3 sq mi (29.2 km²)
INSEE code
28164

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 9, 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.