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This town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire has a population of 230.

Is Chauvigny-du-Perche a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Chauvigny-du-Perche is too small for the grades other French towns get. Second homes make up 21% of its housing.

What makes Chauvigny-du-Perche stand out

The one thing Chauvigny-du-Perche does most differently from other towns.

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Chauvigny-du-Perche’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chauvigny-du-Perche; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

54% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean Pierre Étienne Lazare Bodineau, born in 1749, is the one person born in Chauvigny-du-Perche before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1980First protected: Château des Diorières
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chauvigny-du-Perche.

History

Old homes shape Chauvigny-du-Perche: 54% were built before 1919, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns

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

The protected list starts in the 16th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Chauvigny-du-Perche; none is classé, France’s top protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
1980
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Chauvigny-du-Perche than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town.

46.7median age
Chauvigny-du-PercheLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma13%
CAP or BEP44%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

45% women, 55% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Chauvigny-du-Perche
Chauvigny-du-PercheLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Under 1517%15%17%
15–2410%8.9%11%
25–4421%19%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+23%30%22%
No diploma13%25%19%
CAP or BEP44%30%26%
Baccalauréat20%16%18%
Higher education19%24%30%

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

Work & commute

Chauvigny-du-Perche has lower unemployment than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 2.8%

The median disposable income was €24,150 a year per consumption unit, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 100 residents in work, Chauvigny-du-Perche has 50 jobs: 0.5 each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.8% of commuters travelled at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chauvigny-du-Perche, 0.5 per working resident
2.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Chauvigny-du-Perche than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.82/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 13 homes in Chauvigny-du-Perche.

€7.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Chauvigny-du-Perche€7.82/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€10.23/m²
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

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Landmarks

Chauvigny-du-Perche has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Chauvigny-du-Perche

One notable person was born in Chauvigny-du-Perche.

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Chauvigny-du-Perche’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 →
Cloyes-les-Trois-RivièresSaint-OuenVald'YerreVendômeChâteaudunSaint-CalaisCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresSaint-OuenVald'YerreVendômeChâteaudunSaint-CalaisChauvigny-du-Perche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Chauvigny-du-Perche230—————
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir5,6078.6BAA−B−
Saint-Ouen3,04110AA−BA+
Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir3,60910BAA−C−
Vendôme15,75811B−BC−A−
Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir12,83014B+A−DB
Saint-Calais Sarthe2,94816BA+CC+

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

About Chauvigny-du-Perche

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

Chauvigny-du-Perche is a commune of 230 people in the Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois. 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
230 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
9.3 sq mi (24.1 km²)
INSEE code
41048

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 8, 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.