Where it does best is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools do well (A−): brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. The trade-off is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 9% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. All told, that adds up to a B overall and a rank of #13 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. That leaves it better than 60% of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Senonches 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 Senonches.
HealthHealth D
Mortality in Senonches, once ages and care homes are allowed for, tops Eure-et-Loir’s towns and compared French towns: 109 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Eure-et-Loir is 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 715 deaths in Senonches between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 527: 36% above. The nearest emergency department to Senonches is Ch Verneuil Sur Avre, 13.4 mi away. There are 4 general practitioners here.
+9%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw136
Adjusted109
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Senonches · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Verneuil Sur Avre
19.8 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
Renting in Senonches costs less than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.33/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,383/m², below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€1,915/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The market in Senonches: 131 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Among the homes sold, 96% were houses.
€1,383/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Senonches€1,383/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,438/m²
126
€9.33/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.77 to €11.20/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,470
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Forêts du Perche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 33% of people in Senonches are 65 or over, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns
7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Senonches is older than 53.9, half younger.
53.9median age
SenonchesEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Senonches do better than those of 77% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #3 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. At the collèges within 5 km of Senonches, 84.0% passed the brevet, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (84.3%) and below compared French towns (87.5%). Also worth knowing: for the general bac, the closest lycée is 13.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Senonches: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Senonches is Vieux Château. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Senonches counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Senonches are out of work than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 14.4%
Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (16.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,550 a year per consumption unit.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
1,400
jobs based in Senonches, 1.4 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,550
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 54% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Senonches sees more crime than 53% of compared French towns
Senonches has 1,400 jobs for 1,000 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7.9 cases of violence against people and 14.1 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Recorded offenses in the town came to 54 in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Family violence14
Burglary7
Other physical violence6
Vehicle theft5
Fraud15
Drug use10
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
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 · When sexual violence, armed robbery and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (5.9% of the index here). Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Senonches
Is Senonches safe?
It grades B− for safety, #18 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Senonches good?
They grade A−, better than 77% of compared French towns and #3 of 31 in Eure-et-Loir. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Senonches expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Senonches grades A for cost of living.
About Senonches
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Senonches is a commune of 3,045 people in the Communauté de communes des Forêts du Perche. 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
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.
