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GuainvilleEure-et-Loir

A town of 696 in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Guainville a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Guainville falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 14% of its housing.

What makes Guainville stand out

The one thing Guainville does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Pierre
Église Saint-Pierre · Inscrit · Photo: Lanedor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Guainville’s story

Guainville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Guainville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2009.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2009First protected: Château de Guainville
  • 2021Most recently protected: Église Saint-Pierre
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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Guainville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Lanedor · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Guainville.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 16% of people in Guainville are 65 or over, fewer than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns

44.2median age

Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.9% of the town. Degrees are held by 31% of adults, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%). Half the people of Guainville are older than 44.2.

GuainvilleEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Guainville
GuainvilleEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1517%17%17%
15–248.9%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6433%26%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma18%27%19%
CAP or BEP29%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education31%21%30%

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

History

Guainville keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Guainville is Château de Guainville. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
2009
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Guainville, 6.5%, runs below Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

18%walk, cycle or take transit

The median disposable income was €28,590 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and compared French towns (€25,970). Guainville holds 200 jobs; 350 of its residents are in work, so 0.5 jobs each. 18.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving76%
Public transport14%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Guainville, 0.5 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

79.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 11.2 points below the expected rate

79.3%passed the brevet

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

A collège lies 2.6 mi away.

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Guainville79.3%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Les NénupharsNearest collègeCollègeCollège13977%−13 pts

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79.3%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −11.2 pts against the expected rate
2.6 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Guainville is €12.99/m² a month

€12.99/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €12.38/m² a month. Sales in Guainville from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Guainville€12.99/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€12.99/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.67 to €15.82/m² a month)
€12.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Guainville

13pages on Guainville
Nearby attractions

Château de Guainville and 3 more in and around Guainville

Heritage and museums in and near Guainville. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Famous people from Guainville

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Guainville yet.

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About Guainville

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

Guainville is a commune of 696 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

Population
696 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
5.6 sq mi (14.4 km²)
INSEE code
28187

Guainville’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 →
Ivry-la-BatailleAnetÉzy-sur-EureRosny-sur-SeinePacy-sur-EureBonnières-sur-SeineIvry-la-BatailleAnetÉzy-sur-EureRosny-sur-SeinePacy-sur-EureBonnières-sur-SeineGuainville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Guainville696—————
Ivry-la-Bataille Eure2,6092.6C−CA−C−
Anet2,7215CC−B+C−
Ézy-sur-Eure Eure3,6445.1C−CB+C
Rosny-sur-Seine Yvelines7,3288.3C−C−BB
Pacy-sur-Eure Eure5,0278.4CCBD
Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines5,0648.8DCCB−

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 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.