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289 residents make their home in this town in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Vichères is too small for the grades other French towns get. 28% of its homes are second homes. 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Vichères does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vichères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vichères.
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by 26% of adults. Typical age in Vichères: 53, the median.
47% women, 53% men
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Vichères | Eure-et-Loir median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.9% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vichères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. For its 150 residents in work, Vichères has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. Half of residents lived on more than €24,640 a year per consumption unit, close to Eure-et-Loir’s towns (€24,620) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Vichères: 16 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vichères, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Pucesurvitaminee · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vichères yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vichères | 289 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 9,292 | 5.6 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Val-au-Perche Orne | 3,336 | 9.7 | A | A | B | A− |
| Cherré-Au Sarthe | 2,758 | 12 | — | A− | — | A− |
| Brou | 3,230 | 13 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| La Ferté-Bernard Sarthe | 8,740 | 13 | B+ | A− | C− | A− |
| La Loupe | 3,191 | 15 | B− | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire
Vichères is a commune of 289 people in the Communauté de communes 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
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.
