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1,463 people call this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
Candé-sur-Beuvron’s strongest subject is jobs & income (B+): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its weak spot — 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Candé-sur-Beuvron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Candé-sur-Beuvron with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Candé-sur-Beuvron has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Candé-sur-Beuvron does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Candé-sur-Beuvron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Candé-sur-Beuvron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Château de Madon: Photo: Termont94 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Candé-sur-Beuvron.
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,260 a year per consumption unit. 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Loir-et-Cher live to 85.2 on average and men to 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Candé-sur-Beuvron come to 96 per 100 predicted. 97 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 101: 4% below. The nearest emergency department to Candé-sur-Beuvron is Centre hospitalier, 7.5 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.41/m² a month, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€10.23/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Candé-sur-Beuvron from July 2023 to June 2026: 36 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,756/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%). People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Candé-sur-Beuvron | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Candé-sur-Beuvron. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Candé-sur-Beuvron yet.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Candé-sur-Beuvron is a commune of 1,463 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candé-sur-Beuvron | 1,463 | — | — | B+ | — | C |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 2.6 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 3,333 | 4.7 | B | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Cellettes | 2,715 | 5.5 | — | B | — | A− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 6.1 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 6.4 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 6,860 | 7.2 | B+ | A | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Candé-sur-Beuvron has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.7 recorded violent incidents and 8.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Candé-sur-Beuvron grades B+ for cost of living.
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 November 9, 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.
