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765 residents make their home in this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gellainville falls below the line for grades. Just 14% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Gellainville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gellainville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison Picassiette, actuellement musée Picassiette, in Chartres, 2.3 mi away.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Gellainville. Best known first.
MuseumMaison Picassiette3.7 km northwest, in ChartresFortFortPorte Guillaume4.7 km northwest, in ChartresAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Père-en-Vallée4.5 km northwest, in ChartresZooZooLa Tanière3.9 km north, in Nogent-le-PhayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sours4.3 km east, in SoursMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Cordeliers de Chartres4.6 km northwest, in ChartresPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gellainville.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. 30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%). Residents of Gellainville have a median age of 38.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gellainville | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 350 residents in work, Gellainville has 2,250 jobs: 6.1 each. The jobless rate is 6.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €27,970 a year per consumption unit, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The bac pass rate near Gellainville is 98.1%, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest collège is 2.1 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 71%−8 pts |
| Lycée FulbertNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 358 | 97%+1 pt |
| Collège Mathurin RégnierBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 123 | 89%+2 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.
15 houses and apartments changed hands in Gellainville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Gellainville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gellainville yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellainville | 765 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Coudray | 4,038 | 1.9 | B− | C | C | B |
| Chartres | 38,324 | 2.8 | C | C | D | B− |
| Luisant | 6,945 | 3.1 | B+ | C | B+ | A |
| Champhol | 3,643 | 3.8 | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Lucé | 15,921 | 3.9 | D | C+ | C | C− |
| Mainvilliers | 10,629 | 4.2 | D | C | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Gellainville is a commune of 765 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 8, 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.