A town without an obvious weak point. With an A overall, Gallardon is better than 87% of compared French towns and ranks #1 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. Its strongest subject is safety — an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: just over two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €2,113/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 Gallardon 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 Gallardon.
Safety
Gallardon records less crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
2025 saw 41 offenses recorded in Gallardon. The town comes 2nd of the 30 compared towns in Eure-et-Loir on the Safety Grade. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
6.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Sexual violence10
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
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.
6.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
41
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.8%
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 other physical violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 9.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Fewer people in Gallardon are out of work than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.5%
After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,990 a year per consumption unit. 1,200 jobs are based in Gallardon, for 1,600 working residents (0.7 per worker). At the census, 4.3% of working residents in Gallardon didn’t travel to work at all.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport11%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
1,200
jobs based in Gallardon, 0.7 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,990
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 81% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 21% of people in Gallardon are under 15, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
Degrees are held by 29% of adults. 18% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
41.3median age
GallardonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Gallardon earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
112 sales of houses and apartments in Gallardon, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,113/m². Among the homes sold, 79% were houses. Renting a house costs an estimated €11.33/m² a month.
€2,113/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gallardon€2,113/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,210/m²
88
€12.18/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.04 to €14.77/m² a month)
5.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,530
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Gallardon run higher than in 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
4 GPs practise in Gallardon. Its care home for older people (81 places) counts its residents as Gallardon’s; allowing for it, deaths were 11% below expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 332 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 380, 14% more. The nearest emergency department to Gallardon is Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet, 10.7 mi away.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw114
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Gallardon · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
10.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Rambouillet
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gallardon
Is Gallardon safe?
It grades A− for safety, #2 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Are schools in Gallardon good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #14 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gallardon expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,113/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.18/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gallardon grades B for cost of living.
About Gallardon
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Gallardon is a commune of 3,530 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
Population
3,530 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
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.
