Vald'Yerre’s strongest is cost of living (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It is a safe place by the numbers (A−): an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.0% unemployment. Overall, that makes a B, better than 56% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #14 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Vald'Yerre 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 Vald'Yerre.
History
Vald'Yerre keeps more of its old housing than Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 32% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Vald'Yerre counts 7 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 5 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Château de Bois-Ruffin. Per 10,000 residents, Vald'Yerre counts 19 protected monuments, above Eure-et-Loir’s towns (5.1) and compared French towns (2.5) alike. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Vald'Yerre than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.89/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,179/m², below both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€1,915/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). No town in Eure-et-Loir costs less to buy into than Vald'Yerre, at €1,179/m², the lowest of 33. Also worth knowing: of the homes sold, 99% were houses.
€1,179/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vald'Yerre€1,179/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Eure-et-Loir median€1,915/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,179/m²
178
€8.89/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €10.67/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.29/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
HealthHealth C−
Vald'Yerre has a higher adjusted death rate than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vald'Yerre is Ch Chateaudun, 10.1 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Vald'Yerre records 101 deaths per 100 expected, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (95) and compared French towns (88). 670 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 574: 17% above. Average lifespans in Eure-et-Loir: 84.7 years for women, 79.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw117
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vald'Yerre · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Chateaudun
21.3 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
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Vald'Yerre than in 75% of compared French towns
Vald'Yerre’s tally for 2025: 59 recorded offenses. Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Family violence15
Burglary11
Sexual violence8
Theft from vehicles5
Armed robbery0
Fraud13
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
59
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
6.0%
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 other physical violence and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 6.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Fewer commuters in Vald'Yerre walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or compared French towns: 6.5%
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,650 a year per consumption unit. Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 2.4% of Vald'Yerre’s working residents to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
650
jobs based in Vald'Yerre, 0.5 per working resident
12.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Vald'Yerre than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns or across compared French towns: 14% of adults
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Vald'Yerre has a median age of 49 years.
49median age
Vald'YerreEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education14%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
Château de Bois-Ruffin: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Saint-Hilaire: Photo: Benjism89 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances (également sur commune d'Arrou): Photo: Catskingloves · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix du cimetière: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vald'Yerre
Is Vald'Yerre safe?
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 30 in Eure-et-Loir. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Is Vald'Yerre expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vald'Yerre grades A for cost of living.
About Vald'Yerre
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Vald'Yerre is a commune of 3,609 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
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.
