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La Croix-du-PercheEure-et-Loir

In Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 147 residents.

Is La Croix-du-Perche a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Croix-du-Perche has none. 25% of homes here are second homes.

What makes La Croix-du-Perche stand out

The one thing La Croix-du-Perche does most differently from other towns.

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Église Saint-Martin
Église Saint-Martin · Classé · Photo: Tomdcas · CC BY-SA 3.0
La Croix-du-Perche’s story

La Croix-du-Perche in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Croix-du-Perche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1934.

33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1934First protected: Église Saint-Martin
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Landmarks

La Croix-du-Perche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Martin: Photo: Tomdcas · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croix-du-Perche.

History

La Croix-du-Perche keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 33% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in La Croix-du-Perche is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1934
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

La Croix-du-Perche has fewer young adults than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 6.8% are 15 to 24

46.7median age

16% are under 15, about level with Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and below compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 21% have a degree. The middle age in La Croix-du-Perche is 46.7.

La Croix-du-PercheEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in La Croix-du-Perche
La Croix-du-PercheEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–246.8%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+22%23%22%
No diploma23%27%19%
CAP or BEP27%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%18%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Croix-du-Perche than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

Jobs located in La Croix-du-Perche: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.4 each). Public transport took 3.2% of the town’s working residents to work at the census. The median disposable income was €26,140 a year per consumption unit, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Croix-du-Perche, 0.4 per working resident
10.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,140
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in La Croix-du-Perche is €11.82/m² a month

€11.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €6.68/m² a month. Sales in La Croix-du-Perche from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

La Croix-du-Perche€11.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€11.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.58 to €14.59/m² a month)
€6.68/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 La Croix-du-Perche

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Nearby attractions

Manoir du Cormier and 2 more in and around La Croix-du-Perche

Heritage in and near La Croix-du-Perche. Best known first.

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About La Croix-du-Perche

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

La Croix-du-Perche is a commune of 147 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de 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
147 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terres de Perche
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4.9 sq mi (12.6 km²)
INSEE code
28119

La Croix-du-Perche’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 →
BrouIlliers-CombrayNogent-le-RotrouVald'YerreLa LoupeCourville-sur-EureBrouIlliers-CombrayNogent-le-RotrouVald'YerreLa LoupeCourville-sur-EureLa Croix-du-Perche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
La Croix-du-Perche147—————
Brou3,2307.3B−A−CC+
Illiers-Combray3,2109.2CBCC−
Nogent-le-Rotrou9,29211C+A−C−C+
Vald'Yerre3,60913BAA−C−
La Loupe3,19113B−A−DC−
Courville-sur-Eure2,79115A−B+A−D

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.