Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Add walkability to its strengths (B+): 74% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Residents’ health trails most towns (C−). Incomes are on the low side (C): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 11.1% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). La Bazoche-Gouet has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Bazoche-Gouet 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Bazoche-Gouet.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in La Bazoche-Gouet costs less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month
€1,242/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,242/m², below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€1,915/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). 56 houses and apartments changed hands in La Bazoche-Gouet from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Bazoche-Gouet€1,242/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,242/m²
56
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Older residents shape La Bazoche-Gouet: 39% are 65 or over, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
58median age
Just over one in ten adults hold a degree, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for just over a tenth of the population. Aged 15 to 24: 8.3% of residents.
La Bazoche-GouetEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
39%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma38%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education12%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 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
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in La Bazoche-Gouet run higher than in 79% of compared French towns
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
349 deaths in La Bazoche-Gouet between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 283: 23% above. Weighed against its ages and care homes, La Bazoche-Gouet records 100 deaths per 100 expected. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to La Bazoche-Gouet is Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital, 13.9 mi away. Women in Eure-et-Loir live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw123
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in La Bazoche-Gouet · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Nogent le Rotrou Nouvel Hopital
23.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
La Bazoche-Gouet is a commune of 1,234 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun. 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
1,234 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
14.6 sq mi (37.8 km²)
INSEE code
28027
La Bazoche-Gouet’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 La Bazoche-Gouet
Is La Bazoche-Gouet safe?
La Bazoche-Gouet has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 550 jobs for 400 working residents, La Bazoche-Gouet draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is La Bazoche-Gouet expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so La Bazoche-Gouet grades A+ 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.
