Chaumont-sur-Loire’s strongest is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Where it falls short is schools (D): brevet results 7 points below the expected rate. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B− for jobs & income. Walkability is weaker too: 55% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Chaumont-sur-Loire 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 Chaumont-sur-Loire 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaumont-sur-Loire.
Schools
Exam results around Chaumont-sur-Loire trail 88% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 6.8 mi off. At the collèges within 5 km of Chaumont-sur-Loire, 85.0% passed the brevet, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (85.0%) and lower than compared French towns (87.5%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Chaumont-sur-Loire sell for a median €1,646/m²
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). 36 houses and apartments changed hands in Chaumont-sur-Loire from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 97% of what sold.
€1,646/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chaumont-sur-Loire€1,646/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,638/m²
35
€10.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.60 to €12.61/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,520
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys»
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Fewer commuters in Chaumont-sur-Loire walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 6.2%
Chaumont-sur-Loire has 250 jobs for 500 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Median disposable income is €27,030 a year for each consumption unit. Public transport took 4.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Chaumont-sur-Loire, 0.5 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Adjusted for age and care homes, Chaumont-sur-Loire sees fewer deaths than 57% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 120 deaths in Chaumont-sur-Loire from 2016 to 2025; there were 103, 14% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Chaumont-sur-Loire is Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault, 10.8 mi away. 2 GPs practise here. In Loir-et-Cher, women can expect to live 85.2 years and men 80.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Chaumont-sur-Loire · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Inter Communal Amboise Chateau Renault
11.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children under 15 make up 16%, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) but below compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents.
44.8median age
Chaumont-sur-LoireLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chaumont-sur-Loire
Is Chaumont-sur-Loire safe?
Chaumont-sur-Loire has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.4 recorded violent incidents and 7.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Chaumont-sur-Loire good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Chaumont-sur-Loire expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaumont-sur-Loire grades B+ for cost of living.
About Chaumont-sur-Loire
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Chaumont-sur-Loire is a commune of 1,096 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
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.
