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1,164 people live in this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Prunay-le-Gillon a good place to live?

Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At €1,827/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole. It is hard to get around without a car (C−): just over two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.

Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Prunay-le-Gillon 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.

What makes Prunay-le-Gillon stand out

The one thing Prunay-le-Gillon does most differently from other towns.

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How Prunay-le-Gillon grades

Each subject compares Prunay-le-Gillon 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.

How grading works

Prunay-le-Gillon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Walkability68% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workC−Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB+Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB+Open →Jobs & income6.2% unemploymentB+Open →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église Saint-Denis
Église Saint-Denis · Classé · Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0
Prunay-le-Gillon’s story

Prunay-le-Gillon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Prunay-le-Gillon counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1920.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1920First protected: Église Saint-Denis
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prunay-le-Gillon.

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Fewer commuters in Prunay-le-Gillon walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

Households’ median disposable income: €28,980 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 6.2%, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 550 residents in work, Prunay-le-Gillon has 150 jobs: 0.3 each.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
150
jobs based in Prunay-le-Gillon, 0.3 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,980
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 16% of compared French towns

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

HealthHealth B+

Deaths in Prunay-le-Gillon run below what its ages would predict: 80 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

At birth, a girl in Eure-et-Loir can expect 84.7 years and a boy 79.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 89 deaths in Prunay-le-Gillon from 2016 to 2025; there were 71, 20% fewer. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Prunay-le-Gillon is Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray, 7 mi away.

−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw80
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Prunay-le-Gillon · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Chartres Louis Pasteur le Coudray
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

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.

HousingCost of living B+

For cost of living, Prunay-le-Gillon gets a B+

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

Behind the median of €1,827/m²: 38 houses and apartments sold in Prunay-le-Gillon between July 2023 and June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €10.92/m² a month, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €10.67/m² a month.

€1,827/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Prunay-le-Gillon€1,827/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,827/m²38
€10.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.75 to €12.24/m² a month)
4.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.67/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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Prunay-le-Gillon, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Degrees are held by 27% of adults, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (21%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.

41median age
Prunay-le-GillonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prunay-le-Gillon
Prunay-le-GillonEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1519%17%17%
15–249.8%10%11%
25–4426%22%23%
45–6426%26%26%
65+19%23%22%
No diploma15%27%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education27%21%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Prunay-le-Gillon: 23% 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 Prunay-le-Gillon is Église Saint-Denis. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1920
first monument protected

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Prunay-le-Gillon

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Landmarks

Prunay-le-Gillon has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Denis: Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Prunay-le-Gillon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Prunay-le-Gillon yet.

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Prunay-le-Gillon’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 →
Les Villages VovéensLe CoudrayChartresLuisantChampholLucéLes Villages VovéensLe CoudrayChartresLuisantChampholLucéPrunay-le-Gillon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prunay-le-Gillon1,164——B+—B+
Les Villages Vovéens4,0096.4B−BB+C
Le Coudray4,0387.6B−CCB
Chartres38,3248.5CCDB−
Luisant6,9458.6B+CB+A
Champhol3,6439.2B+B−B−B
Lucé15,9219.5DC+CC−

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

Questions about Prunay-le-Gillon

Is Prunay-le-Gillon safe?

Prunay-le-Gillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 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.

Is Prunay-le-Gillon expensive to live in?

Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,827/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Prunay-le-Gillon grades B+ for cost of living.

About Prunay-le-Gillon

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

Prunay-le-Gillon is a commune of 1,164 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

Population
1,164 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Chartres Métropole
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.9 sq mi (25.7 km²)
INSEE code
28309

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.