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Over-65s are 30% of the population. This town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 1,452.
The local economy does well: 2.3 jobs per working resident; 4.8% unemployment. Health is a strength (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. School results trail most towns (C−): brevet results 2.7 points below the expected rate. It lags on walkability as well (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Nogent-le-Phaye has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Nogent-le-Phaye does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Nogent-le-Phaye 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.
Nogent-le-Phaye has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Nogent-le-Phaye; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1993.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nogent-le-Phaye.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 259 residents of Nogent-le-Phaye died, against 297 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. In Eure-et-Loir, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. There are 3 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 3.2 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Victor HugoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 109 | 71%−8 pts |
| Collège Mathurin RégnierBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 123 | 89%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.2% of residents. 31% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%). Typical age in Nogent-le-Phaye: 51.9, the median.
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Nogent-le-Phaye | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income is €30,730 a year per consumption unit. 6.1% 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%). At the census, 2.9% of working residents in Nogent-le-Phaye didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. 12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Nogent-le-Phaye recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 93% of sales, apartments for the rest.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Family days out and heritage in and near Nogent-le-Phaye. Best known first.
Nogent-le-Phaye has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Nogent-le-Phaye yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogent-le-Phaye | 1,452 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Champhol | 3,643 | 3.6 | B+ | B− | B− | B |
| Chartres | 38,324 | 3.9 | C | C | D | B− |
| Le Coudray | 4,038 | 4 | B− | C | C | B |
| Lèves | 5,685 | 5.1 | B+ | C | A | C+ |
| Luisant | 6,945 | 5.2 | B+ | C | B+ | A |
| Mainvilliers | 10,629 | 5.3 | D | C | C+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Nogent-le-Phaye has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Nogent-le-Phaye is a commune of 1,452 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
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.