Walkability is its weak spot (C−) — 34% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on jobs & income — 0.2 jobs per working resident; 9.7% unemployment. 14% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Sorel-Moussel 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 Sorel-Moussel 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 Sorel-Moussel.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Sorel-Moussel walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €28,500 a year per consumption unit. Bus, tram or train carried 4.6% of working residents in Sorel-Moussel to work at the census. A tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Sorel-Moussel, 0.2 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 17% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Sorel-Moussel’s median home price is €2,235/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.61/m² a month, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€11.49/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.16/m² a month. The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,235/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sorel-Moussel€2,235/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,254/m²
69
€12.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.44 to €15.23/m² a month)
6.3
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
HealthHealth C
More deaths than expected: Sorel-Moussel is above 71% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Eure-et-Loir: 84.7 years for women and 79.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 130 deaths in Sorel-Moussel between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 135: 4% below. Adjusted mortality in the town: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Sorel-Moussel is Ch Dreux, 7.2 mi away.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Sorel-Moussel · 1.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Dreux
7.2 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
Sorel-Moussel keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 20% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sorel-Moussel has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 3 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Enceinte préhistorique du Fort-Harrouard. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Sorel-Moussel has fewer young adults than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults. Line up the people of Sorel-Moussel by age and the one in the middle is 46.5.
46.5median age
Sorel-MousselEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sorel-Moussel
Is Sorel-Moussel safe?
Sorel-Moussel has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Sorel-Moussel expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sorel-Moussel grades C for cost of living.
About Sorel-Moussel
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Sorel-Moussel is a commune of 1,758 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
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.
