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A town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 338 people.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Germainville out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for just over one in ten homes.
The one thing Germainville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Germainville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Mézières-en-Drouais, 3.1 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Germainville 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 Germainville.
28% of adults hold a degree. One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, about level with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Germainville | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 8.3%. At the census, 9.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: jobs based in Germainville number 250, against 150 residents in work (1.8 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Germainville.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Germainville yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Germainville is a commune of 338 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germainville | 338 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 5.1 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 6.2 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
| Houdan Yvelines | 3,721 | 6.3 | C− | C− | B− | D |
| Nogent-le-Roi | 4,021 | 7.2 | B+ | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Anet | 2,721 | 8 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Ézy-sur-Eure Eure | 3,644 | 9.1 | C− | C | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 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.