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266 residents make their home in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Artins is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 25% of homes here are second homes. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Artins does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Artins counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
46% 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 Artins.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.4% of residents. People 65 and over make up 32% of the town, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Artins has a median age of 55.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Artins | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.3% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Artins is Ancienne église Saint-Pierre.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Half of residents lived on more than €24,290 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). The unemployment rate comes to 9.6%.
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.
Sales in Artins from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Artins has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne église Saint-Pierre: Photo: Ericba · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Artins as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artins | 266 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 5.8 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 12 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 13 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 15 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Montval-sur-Loir Sarthe | 5,641 | 15 | B | A | D | B+ |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 16 | A | A− | B | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Artins is a commune of 266 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires Vendômois. 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.