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This town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 2,086.

Is Saint-Denis-Lanneray a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is walkability: 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,500/m². It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Denis-Lanneray 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 Saint-Denis-Lanneray stand out

The 3 things Saint-Denis-Lanneray does most differently from other towns.

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How Saint-Denis-Lanneray grades

Each subject compares Saint-Denis-Lanneray 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.

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Saint-Denis-Lanneray has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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Saint-Denis-Lanneray’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Saint-Denis-Lanneray’s story

2 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Denis-Lanneray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1982.

15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Gustave Isambert, born in 1841, is the one person born in Saint-Denis-Lanneray before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1982First protected: Château de la Touche-Hersant
  • 1987Most recently protected: Enceinte du bois des Goislardières et enceinte dite Le Camp…
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Nearby attractions

Abbaye Saint-Avit-les-Guêpières and 8 more in and around Saint-Denis-Lanneray

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Denis-Lanneray. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-Lanneray.

Work & commuteJobs & income B+

Only 4.4% of commuters in Saint-Denis-Lanneray go to work without a car, fewer than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns

7.8% of the labour force are out of work. 600 jobs are based in Saint-Denis-Lanneray, for 800 working residents (0.8 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,460 a year per consumption unit, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and close to compared French towns (€25,970).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
600
jobs based in Saint-Denis-Lanneray, 0.8 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Saint-Denis-Lanneray: 34% are 65 or over, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town. Graduates make up 21% of adults.

54median age
Saint-Denis-LannerayEure-et-Loir medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 89 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.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Denis-Lanneray
Saint-Denis-LannerayEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Under 1513%17%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4417%22%23%
45–6428%26%26%
65+34%23%22%
No diploma23%27%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat16%18%18%
Higher education21%21%30%

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

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Saint-Denis-Lanneray costs less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.22/m² a month

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

Sales in Saint-Denis-Lanneray from July 2023 to June 2026: 85 houses and apartments. The sales split: 99% houses, the rest apartments.

€1,500/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Saint-Denis-Lanneray€1,500/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,508/m²84
€9.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.44 to €11.44/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,230
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Schools

91.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

Near Saint-Denis-Lanneray, 94.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (93.4%) and above compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 2.5 mi away. At the general lycée, 96% of 288 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.

96%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Denis-Lanneray91.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Saint-Denis-Lanneray94.6%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Émile ZolaNearest collègeCollègeCollège10791%+3 pts
Lycée Émile ZolaNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée28896%+1 pt
Lycée professionnel Jean-Félix PaulsenBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateVocational lycéeVocational lycée5487%+7 pts
96%
passed the general and technological bac, +1 pt against the expected rate
87%
passed the vocational bac, +7 pts against the expected rate
91.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate
2.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

History

Saint-Denis-Lanneray keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to Antiquity. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Denis-Lanneray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
Antiquity
oldest protected part
1982
first monument protected

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

HealthHealth B−

Saint-Denis-Lanneray records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 95 in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and 88 in compared French towns

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

Saint-Denis-Lanneray has one family doctor. Women in Eure-et-Loir live to 84.7 on average and men to 79.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Denis-Lanneray is Ch Chateaudun, 3.6 mi away.

−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Denis-Lanneray · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateaudun
21.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to B+.

Safety

Saint-Denis-Lanneray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Graded property crimes ran at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 2.2 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Saint-Denis-Lanneray logged 25 recorded offenses. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).

2.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Criminal damage20
Burglary5
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence11
Fraud9

Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.

2.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published

Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 36.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Saint-Denis-Lanneray, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

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Famous people from Saint-Denis-Lanneray

One notable person was born in Saint-Denis-Lanneray.

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Saint-Denis-Lanneray’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ChâteaudunCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresVald'YerreBonnevalBrouBeauce la RomaineChâteaudunCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresVald'YerreBonnevalBrouBeauce la RomaineSaint-Denis-Lanneray
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Denis-Lanneray2,086——A−—B−
Châteaudun12,8302.7B+A−DB
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières5,6074.9BAA−B−
Vald'Yerre3,6096.8BAA−C−
Bonneval4,8689.3B+A−CB−
Brou3,23011B−A−CC+
Beauce la Romaine Loir-et-Cher3,34115—A+—B−

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

Questions about Saint-Denis-Lanneray

Is Saint-Denis-Lanneray safe?

Saint-Denis-Lanneray has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 5 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Saint-Denis-Lanneray good?

They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Is Saint-Denis-Lanneray expensive to live in?

Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Denis-Lanneray grades A− for cost of living.

About Saint-Denis-Lanneray

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

Saint-Denis-Lanneray is a commune of 2,086 people in the Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun. 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
2,086 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Grand Châteaudun
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
15.7 sq mi (40.7 km²)
INSEE code
28334

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 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.