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ChoueLoir-et-Cher

It is a town of 512 residents in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

512

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.82

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€24,100

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Choue a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Choue out for now. Second homes make up 16% of its housing. Over-65s are 28% of the population.

What makes Choue stand out

The 2 things Choue does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 50.1. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau · Classé · Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0

Choue’s story

Choue in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choue: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.

34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1912First protected: Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau
1988Most recently protected: Église Saint-Clément

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Choue.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Choue than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. 14% are under 15, about level with Loir-et-Cher’s towns (15%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents.

50.1median age

ChoueLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Loir-et-Cher medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%

CAP or BEP32%

Baccalauréat15%

Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Choue
	Choue	Loir-et-Cher median	France median
Under 15	14%	15%	17%
15–24	9.1%	8.9%	11%
25–44	16%	19%	23%
45–64	32%	27%	26%
65+	28%	30%	22%
No diploma	29%	25%	19%
CAP or BEP	32%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	15%	16%	18%
Higher education	20%	24%	30%

Full pageChoue’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.1 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households240 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad5.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Choue?”

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

History

Choue keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 34% built before 1919

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

Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in Choue is Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in the town: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau 13th c.

11th c.

oldest protected part

1912

first monument protected

Full pageChoue’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes34% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Choue?”

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

Work & commute

Choue has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

8.7% of the labour force were unemployed, below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,100 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 12.8% of working residents in Choue didn’t travel to work at all.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving73%

Public transport6%

On foot3%

Motorbike or scooter3%

Bicycle1%

100

jobs based in Choue, 0.5 per working resident

8.7%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,100

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

13%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageChoue’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident Median income€24,100 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 3 points above the expected rate

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

The nearest general lycée is 14.3 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.7 mi away.

92.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Choue92.0%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Alphonse KarrNearest collègeCollège	Collège	60	92%+3 pts

92.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, +3 pts against the expected rate

1.7 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageChoue’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges92.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Choue 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.

Choue recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.82/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Choue€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

Full pageChoue’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€7.82/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Choue

13pages on Choue

The big questions

SchoolsOne collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.1 mi away Housing22 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute100 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.1 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Choue: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →

Église Saint-ClémentChurch · 11th–18th c.

Ruines de la chapelle de GuériteauChapel · 13th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Clément: Photo: Julien Chéramy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines de la chapelle de Guériteau: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0

Famous people from Choue

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

How we find them →

Choue’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 →

VibrayeSaint-CalaisVald'YerreSaint-OuenVendômeCloyes-les-Trois-RivièresChoue

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Choue	512	—	—	—	—	—
Vibraye Sarthe	2,523	9.8	—	A⁺	—	B⁺
Saint-Calais Sarthe	2,948	10	B	A⁺	C	C⁺
Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir	3,609	12	B	A	A⁻	C⁻
Saint-Ouen	3,041	14	A	A⁻	B	A⁺
Vendôme	15,758	15	B⁻	B	C⁻	A⁻
Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir	5,607	15	B	A	A⁻	B⁻

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

About Choue

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

Choue is a commune of 512 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

Population: 512 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche
Département: Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région: Centre-Val de Loire
Area: 14.1 sq mi (36.6 km²)
INSEE code: 41053

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 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.