Some subjects shine; others lag. Health is its weak spot — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Illiers-Combray earns a C: better than 30% of compared French towns, and #23 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. Its best grade is for walkability — 73% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,439/m² takes 3.8 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Illiers-Combray 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.
Église Saint-Jacques: Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jardin du Pré Catelan: Photo: Oxxo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien château: Photo: Fabrice Bluszez · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manoir de Mirougrain: Photo: Claurin · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Illiers-Combray.
History
Old homes shape Illiers-Combray: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 14th century. Since 2002, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. Relative to its size, Illiers-Combray keeps 16 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Jacques.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Illiers-Combray has a higher adjusted death rate than 85% of compared French towns
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Illiers-Combray: 104 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 506 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 688, 36% more. The nearest emergency department to Illiers-Combray is Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir, 14.4 mi away. The town has 2 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Illiers-Combray · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
14.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
14.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Illiers-Combray beats 79% of compared French towns on foot
16%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Illiers-Combray counts 1 jobs (1,250 jobs, 1,250 workers). Bus, tram or train carried 5.7% of working residents in Illiers-Combray to work at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €24,640 a year per consumption unit, about level with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot7%
Public transport6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,250
jobs based in Illiers-Combray, 1 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 29% of people in Illiers-Combray are 65 or over, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
47.9median age
9.9% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). The middle age in Illiers-Combray is 47.9. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
Illiers-CombrayEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Illiers-Combray sees more crime than 71% of compared French towns
13.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Graded property crimes ran at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 13.6 (2023–2025 average). In all, 93 offenses reached the police record in Illiers-Combray in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Sexual violence33
Criminal damage20
Other physical violence14
Family violence11
Theft from vehicles8
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud17
Theft without violence12
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.
13.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
93
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.2%
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 vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 5.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
Homes in Illiers-Combray cost less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,439/m²
€1,439/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.49/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 110 homes in Illiers-Combray.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Illiers-Combray€1,439/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,455/m²
103
€12.29/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €15.18/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche
Illiers-Combray is a commune of 3,210 people in the Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche. 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
3,210 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes entre Beauce et Perche
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
13.1 sq mi (33.9 km²)
INSEE code
28196
Illiers-Combray’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Illiers-Combray
Is Illiers-Combray safe?
It grades C for safety, #21 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Illiers-Combray good?
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #15 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Illiers-Combray expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.29/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Illiers-Combray grades B for cost of living.
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.
