Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its weakest subject is schools: brevet results 10.5 points below the expected rate. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well — 90% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 9% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Oulins 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.
Each subject compares Oulins 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 Oulins.
Schools
Exam results around Oulins trail 97% of compared French towns
79.5%passed the brevetD−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Oulins, 79.5% passed the brevet, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (84.3%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. General-bac pupils go 10.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s pupils have a collège 1.6 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Oulins, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns: 80 per 100 expected
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 61 residents of Oulins died, against 76 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 20% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Oulins is Ch Dreux, 10.6 mi away. Life expectancy in Eure-et-Loir: 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Oulins · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dreux
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Dreux
84.7 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Eure-et-Loir, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Oulins from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.16/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.61/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²).
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oulins€2,076/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,076/m²
30
€12.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €15.23/m² a month)
5.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Oulins are out of work than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.6%
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Nearly one in ten 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%). 200 jobs are based in Oulins, for 550 working residents (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €28,030 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport7%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Oulins, 0.3 per working resident
6.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 32% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Oulins are under 15, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
42.9median age
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Nearly a fifth of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of the town.
OulinsEure-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 diploma15%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Oulins is a commune of 1,171 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
1,171 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Agglo du Pays de Dreux
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
4 sq mi (10.3 km²)
INSEE code
28293
Oulins’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Oulins
Is Oulins safe?
Oulins has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 6.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Oulins good?
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Oulins expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oulins grades C for cost of living.
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.