8.8% of residents are 15 to 24, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents.

49.1median age

AverdonLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Loir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat18%

Higher education31%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Averdon
	Averdon	Loir-et-Cher median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	8.8%	8.9%	11%
25–44	23%	19%	23%
45–64	29%	27%	26%
65+	26%	30%	22%
No diploma	18%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	18%	16%	18%
Higher education	31%	24%	30%

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Ages49.1 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households310 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad3.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Averdon?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Averdon keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Averdon is Parcelle contenant des tumuli et deux menhirs.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Parcelle contenant des tumuli et deux menhirs Prehistory
Église Saint-Lubin 11th–16th c.

Prehistory

oldest protected part

1947

first monument protected

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Age of homes19% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Averdon?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Averdon has lower unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%

The median disposable income was €28,510 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970). 150 jobs are based in Averdon, for 300 working residents (0.4 per worker). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 2.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Bicycle2%

Public transport1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

On foot0%

150

jobs based in Averdon, 0.4 per working resident

4.8%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€28,510

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€28,510 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Averdon is €10.01/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €7.26/m² a month. Averdon recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.01/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Averdon€10.01/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²

€10.01/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.59 to €11.67/m² a month)

€7.26/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageAverdon’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.01/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Averdon

12pages on Averdon

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 6.1 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.1 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Averdon counts 3 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Parcelle contenant des tumuli et deux menhirsArchaeological site · Prehistory

Église Saint-LubinChurch · 11th–16th c.

Photo credits

Parcelle contenant des tumuli et deux menhirs: Photo: Kelson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Lubin: Photo: Kelson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Averdon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Averdon yet.

How we find them →

Averdon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Loir-et-Cher →

VillebarouLa Chaussée-Saint-VictorBloisVineuilSaint-Gervais-la-ForêtMerAverdon

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Averdon	677	—	—	—	—	—
Villebarou	2,584	4.2	—	B	—	B⁻
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor	4,471	5.7	B⁺	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Blois	47,219	6.6	C⁻	B⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Vineuil	8,064	7.9	C	B⁻	C	C⁻
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	3,180	8.5	A⁻	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻
Mer	6,250	9.8	C⁻	A⁻	D	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Averdon

Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire

Averdon is a commune of 677 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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

Population: 677 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys»
Département: Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 11.3 sq mi (29.3 km²)
INSEE code: 41009

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 October 30, 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.