Where it does best is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on walkability: nearly a quarter of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 10% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 27% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Couëtron-au-Perche 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 Couëtron-au-Perche 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Château · Inscrit · Photo: David Merrett · CC BY 2.0
Couëtron-au-Perche’s story
Couëtron-au-Perche in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Couëtron-au-Perche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1912.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean du Bellay, born in 1492, is the one person born in Couëtron-au-Perche before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Couëtron-au-Perche.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Couëtron-au-Perche costs less than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.82/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,163/m², below Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€1,606/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €7.29/m² a month. Also worth knowing: between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 54 homes in Couëtron-au-Perche.
€1,163/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Couëtron-au-Perche€1,163/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,163/m²
54
€7.82/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €9.86/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Collines du Perche
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Couëtron-au-Perche loses more people than its age profile suggests, 106 per 100 expected, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Couëtron-au-Perche is Centre hospitalier St Calais, 11.3 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 122 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 129, 6% more. 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.
+6%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted106
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Couëtron-au-Perche · 1.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier St Calais
19.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Maternite centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
85.2 · 80.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loir-et-Cher, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer people in Couëtron-au-Perche are out of work than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or across compared French towns: 8.2%
250 jobs are based in Couëtron-au-Perche, for 450 working residents (0.6 per worker). At the census, 9.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,730 a year per consumption unit.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot7%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Couëtron-au-Perche, 0.6 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,730
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
16%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 30% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Couëtron-au-Perche hold a degree than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 20%
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, close to Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and below compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 26% of residents are 65 or over.
50.5median age
Couëtron-au-PercheLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Couëtron-au-Perche: 48% were built before 1919, more than in both Loir-et-Cher’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Couëtron-au-Perche is Église Saint-Pierre. The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 9th century.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Couëtron-au-Perche: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Couëtron-au-Perche
Is Couëtron-au-Perche safe?
Couëtron-au-Perche has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Couëtron-au-Perche expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Couëtron-au-Perche grades A+ for cost of living.
About Couëtron-au-Perche
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Couëtron-au-Perche is a commune of 1,043 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
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.
