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115 people call this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
There are no grades for Épiais: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 14% of its homes are second homes. Few residents are of retirement age: 15% are 65 or over.
The 2 things Épiais does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Épiais as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Cloud, in Rhodon, 4 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Épiais.
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. At 46.8, the median resident of Épiais sits in the middle of the age range.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Épiais | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,190 a year. No commute at all: 3.2% of working residents in Épiais at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 2.3 mi off. General-bac pupils go 9.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège LavoisierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 84%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €7.26/m² a month. Sales in Épiais from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Épiais is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Épiais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épiais | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 8.2 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 8.8 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 13 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 13 | — | B | — | B− |
| Mer | 6,250 | 14 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 15 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Épiais is a commune of 115 people in the Communauté de communes Beauce Val de Loire. 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.