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BinasLoir-et-Cher

A town of 674 in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Binas a good place to live?

Binas is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Binas stand out

The one thing Binas does most differently from other towns.

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Binas’ outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Binas’ story

No historic monuments in Binas

The Culture ministry lists no building in Binas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit polissoir du Val d'Avril, in Beauce la Romaine, 2.9 mi away.

41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Binas.

Who lives here

A town of families: 18% of people in Binas are under 15, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.9%. 23% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Binas are older than 43.4.

43.4median age
BinasLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Binas
BinasLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1518%15%17%
15–248.9%8.9%11%
25–4425%19%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+23%30%22%
No diploma23%25%19%
CAP or BEP29%30%26%
Baccalauréat19%16%18%
Higher education23%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 3.7% of commuters in Binas go to work without a car, fewer than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns

Jobs located in Binas: 100, for 300 residents in work (0.4 each). Unemployment stood at 9.1%, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in the town at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Binas, 0.4 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

81.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The closest lycée for the general bac is 10.8 mi off. The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.

81.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Binas81.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège René CassinNearest collègeCollègeCollège9681%−6 pts
81.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Binas than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.64/m² a month

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

32 sales of houses and apartments in Binas, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,298/m². House rents are put at about €6.91/m² a month.

€1,298/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Binas€1,298/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,298/m²32
€8.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.11 to €10.50/m² a month)
€6.91/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Binas

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Landmarks

Nothing in Binas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Binas

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

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Binas’ 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 →
Beauce la RomaineBeaugencyCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresMeung-sur-LoireChâteaudunSaint-AyBeauce la RomaineBeaugencyCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresMeung-sur-LoireChâteaudunSaint-AyBinas
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Binas674—————
Beauce la Romaine3,3412.9—A+—B−
Beaugency Loiret8,02411A−B+B−A−
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir5,60712BAA−B−
Meung-sur-Loire Loiret6,67012ABB−B−
Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir12,83013B+A−DB
Saint-Ay Loiret3,76614A+BA−A−

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

About Binas

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

Binas is a commune of 674 people in the Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire. 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
674 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Terres du Val de Loire
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
10.1 sq mi (26.3 km²)
INSEE code
41017

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.