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687 people call this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire home.

Is Néron a good place to live?

Néron is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Léger
Église Saint-Léger · Inscrit · Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0
Néron’s story

Néron in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Néron; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Église Saint-Léger
  • 2023Most recently protected: Bâtiments et sols de l'ancienne ferme seigneuriale
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Néron.

Who lives here

Children make up 23% of Néron, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

37% of adults hold a degree. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.7%, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). What’s more, over-65s are 18% of the population.

42.4median age
NéronEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education37%

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 Néron
NéronEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1523%17%17%
15–248.7%10%11%
25–4422%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+18%23%22%
No diploma13%27%19%
CAP or BEP28%27%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education37%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Néron: 27% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Néron; none is classé, France’s top protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Néron run higher than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €28,670 a year per consumption unit

For its 300 residents in work, Néron has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 22.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike.

23%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving71%
Public transport20%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Néron, 0.2 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

90.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The bac pass rate near Néron is 96.0%, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.8 mi off.

90.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Néron90.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Néron96.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollègeCollège16990%−1 pt
Lycée professionnel privé Françoise d'Aubigné PrivateNearest lycéeVocational lycéeVocational lycée5096%+5 pts
96%
passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate
90.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −1 pt against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Néron is €12.41/m² a month

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

21 houses and apartments changed hands in Néron from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Néron€12.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€11.49/m²
€12.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.19 to €15.13/m² a month)
€10.80/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 Néron

12pages on Néron

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Néron; none is classé, France’s top protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Bâtiments et sols de l'ancienne ferme seigneuriale: Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Léger: Photo: Le Passant · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Néron

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Néron yet.

How we find them →

Néron’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 →
PierresNogent-le-RoiMaintenonHanchesÉpernonLèvesPierresNogent-le-RoiMaintenonHanchesÉpernonLèvesNéron
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Néron687—————
Pierres2,7882.6—C+—B−
Nogent-le-Roi4,0213B+B+B+C−
Maintenon4,4943.4B+CA−C−
Hanches2,6966.4—C+—C+
Épernon5,7157.6B+CA−C+
Lèves5,6859B+CAC+

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

About Néron

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

Néron is a commune of 687 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France. 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
687 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Portes Euréliennes d'Île-de-France
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
7.4 sq mi (19.3 km²)
INSEE code
28275

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 October 30, 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.