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Population 172: a town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
At under 1,000 residents, Beauchêne is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 24% of its housing.
The one thing Beauchêne does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beauchêne as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau, in Choue, 4.5 mi away.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauchêne.
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. 18% are under 15, higher than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Beauchêne split evenly at 45.5: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Beauchêne | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,970 a year per consumption unit. Public transport took 6.6% of Beauchêne’s working residents to work at the census.
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 Beauchêne from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Beauchêne is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Beauchêne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchêne | 172 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 10 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 10 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 11 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 13 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 14 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 14 | B+ | A | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Beauchêne is a commune of 172 people in the Communauté de communes des Collines 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.