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Le Mesnil-SimonEure-et-Loir

In Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, this town has 565 residents.

Is Le Mesnil-Simon a good place to live?

There are no grades for Le Mesnil-Simon: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Only 14% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Le Mesnil-Simon stand out

The one thing Le Mesnil-Simon does most differently from other towns.

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Mausolée de Malebranche
Mausolée de Malebranche · Classé · Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Mesnil-Simon’s story

Le Mesnil-Simon in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1963.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1963First protected: Mausolée de Malebranche
  • 1971Most recently protected: Église Saint-Nicolas
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Mesnil-Simon.

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Le Mesnil-Simon are under 15, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 31% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.6%, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. What’s more, over-65s are 14% of the population.

40.1median age
Le Mesnil-SimonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma12%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Mesnil-Simon
Le Mesnil-SimonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1522%17%17%
15–249.6%10%11%
25–4425%22%23%
45–6429%26%26%
65+14%23%22%
No diploma12%27%19%
CAP or BEP32%27%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education31%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Le Mesnil-Simon: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Le Mesnil-Simon is Mausolée de Malebranche. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1963
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Le Mesnil-Simon are out of work than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.4%

7.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs located in Le Mesnil-Simon: 150, for 300 residents in work (0.5 each). Households’ median disposable income: €30,470 a year per consumption unit.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport7%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Le Mesnil-Simon, 0.5 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,470
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
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 Le Mesnil-Simon is €12.61/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 25 homes in Le Mesnil-Simon.

€12.61/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Mesnil-Simon€12.61/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€12.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €15.23/m² a month)
€11.16/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 Le Mesnil-Simon

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Nicolas: Photo: Antoine Rex · CC0 · Mausolée de Malebranche: Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Mesnil-Simon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Mesnil-Simon yet.

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Le Mesnil-Simon’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-EureHoudanRosny-sur-SeineMagnanvilleIvry-la-BatailleAnetÉzy-sur-EureHoudanRosny-sur-SeineMagnanvilleLe Mesnil-Simon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Mesnil-Simon565—————
Ivry-la-Bataille Eure2,6093.6C−CA−C−
Anet2,7215.1CC−B+C−
Ézy-sur-Eure Eure3,6445.9C−CB+C
Houdan Yvelines3,7217.6C−C−B−D
Rosny-sur-Seine Yvelines7,3288.5C−C−BB
Magnanville Yvelines6,3838.7C+C−B+B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Mesnil-Simon

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

Le Mesnil-Simon is a commune of 565 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
565 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
3.6 sq mi (9.2 km²)
INSEE code
28247

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 4, 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.