Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 498 residents in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Gilles isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 16% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Gilles does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gilles as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Mausolée de Malebranche, in Le Mesnil-Simon, 1.5 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gilles 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 Gilles.
Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. Graduates make up 28% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Gilles | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Gilles number 50, against 200 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Unemployment stands at 6.7%. Also worth knowing: 17.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
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 closest lycée for the general bac is 8.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les NénupharsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 77%−13 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.
Sales in Gilles from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gilles yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Gilles is a commune of 498 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles | 498 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivry-la-Bataille Eure | 2,609 | 3.2 | C− | C | A− | C− |
| Anet | 2,721 | 5.4 | C | C− | B+ | C− |
| Ézy-sur-Eure Eure | 3,644 | 5.8 | C− | C | B+ | C |
| Rosny-sur-Seine Yvelines | 7,328 | 7.7 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Magnanville Yvelines | 6,383 | 8.6 | C+ | C− | B+ | B |
| Buchelay Yvelines | 3,360 | 8.7 | C− | D | D | A− |
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.