One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Safety is its strong suit (A): an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is strong on walkability as well (B+) — 69% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 14% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes a B+, better than nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #11 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Lèves 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 Lèves.
Safety
For crime per resident, Lèves sits below 93% of compared French towns
Lèves ranks first of the 30 compared towns in Eure-et-Loir on the Safety Grade. Over 2025, Lèves logged 80 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: in 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage35
Burglary17
Family violence12
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence7
Fraud22
Theft without violence9
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.
4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
80
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.2%
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 armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 6.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in Lèves run higher than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: a median €28,220 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 8.7%. Per resident in work, Lèves counts 0.5 jobs (1,300 jobs, 2,400 workers). 2.9% of Lèves’ working residents had no journey to work at the census.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport10%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
1,300
jobs based in Lèves, 0.5 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Renting in Lèves costs more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.16/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,388/m²: 183 houses and apartments sold in Lèves between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses accounted for 68% of sales, apartments for the rest. A house rents for an estimated €11.01/m² a month.
€2,388/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lèves€2,388/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,402/m²
125
Apartments
€2,387/m²
58
€13.16/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.97 to €15.78/m² a month)
6.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,850
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the 10 collèges within 5 km, 4.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #17 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. A collège lies 1.7 mi away. At the four general lycées, 97% of 1,260 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Lèves has a higher adjusted death rate than 60% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Eure-et-Loir, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 558 deaths in Lèves between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 480: 16% above. Its care home for older people (107 places) counts its residents as Lèves’; allowing for it, deaths were 9% below expected. The town has 2 family doctors.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Lèves · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive D Eure et Loir
3.7 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Lèves is Ancienne abbaye de Coulombs. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Before 1919: that is when 5.8% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Lèves, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns
One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: a fifth of residents are 65 or older. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
42.7median age
LèvesEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lèves
Is Lèves safe?
It grades A for safety, #1 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 35 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lèves good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #17 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. 95% of 325 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jehan de Beauce in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lèves expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,388/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €2,402/m² (125 sales), apartments €2,387/m² (58 sales). Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lèves grades C for cost of living.
About Lèves
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Lèves is a commune of 5,685 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. 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
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.
