Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
530 people live in this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Couddes has none.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Couddes: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1994.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couddes.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Couddes is Église Saint-Christophe. The protected list starts in the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). A quarter of residents are 65 or over. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Couddes | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Couddes has 100 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.4 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,650 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Couddes. House rents are put at about €8.59/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Couddes has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Christophe: Photo: Daniel Jolivet · CC BY 2.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Couddes yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couddes | 530 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 6,860 | 4.6 | B+ | A | C | B− |
| Noyers-sur-Cher | 2,631 | 5.9 | C | A− | B | C− |
| Saint-Aignan | 2,789 | 7.2 | B | A | D | A |
| Selles-sur-Cher | 4,184 | 9.6 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Montrichard Val de Cher | 3,611 | 10 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Cour-Cheverny | 2,831 | 10 | A | B | A | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Couddes is a commune of 530 people in the Communauté de communes Val-de-Cher-Controis. 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
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 4, 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.