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Population 178: a town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Gaudaine has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 18% of homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Gaudaine does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Gaudaine as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Abbaye de la Sainte-Trinité et son collège, in Thiron-Gardais, 2.3 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Gaudaine 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 La Gaudaine.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. La Gaudaine has a median age of 50.2.
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Gaudaine | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €27,740 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
La Gaudaine recorded 7 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Gaudaine yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
La Gaudaine is a commune of 178 people in the Communauté de communes du 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Gaudaine | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 6 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 12 | A | A | B | A− |
| Brou | 3,230 | 12 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 12 | B− | A− | D | C− |
| Illiers-Combray | 3,210 | 14 | C | B | C | C− |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 15 | — | A− | — | 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 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.