Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 136 people, lies in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
Puiseux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 10% of homes.
The one thing Puiseux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Puiseux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Villemeux-sur-Eure, 4.8 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Puiseux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Puiseux.
21% are under 15, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 32% of adults. Typical age in Puiseux: 40.5, the median.
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Puiseux | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 7.6%, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The median disposable income is €26,540 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.6% of working residents in Puiseux didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Puiseux from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €9.81/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Puiseux yet.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Puiseux is a commune of 136 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puiseux | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vernouillet | 12,310 | 6.2 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
| Nogent-le-Roi | 4,021 | 6.8 | B+ | B+ | B+ | C− |
| Dreux | 31,543 | 6.9 | D | C+ | D | C− |
| Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais | 2,641 | 7.3 | B− | B | B | C− |
| Pierres | 2,788 | 9.3 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Maintenon | 4,494 | 10 | B+ | C | A− | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 4, 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.