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231 people call this town in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Fontaine-Raoul falls below the line for grades. 31% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
The 2 things Fontaine-Raoul does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fontaine-Raoul as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien prieuré de Notre-Dame d'Yron, in Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières, 3.9 mi away.
33% 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 Fontaine-Raoul.
28% of residents are 65 or over. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, above Loir-et-Cher’s towns (24%) but below compared French towns (30%). Half of Fontaine-Raoul is older than 49.8, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaine-Raoul | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fontaine-Raoul has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.9 per worker. Unemployment runs at 13.8%. Half of residents lived on more than €22,600 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (€24,980) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Fontaine-Raoul: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fontaine-Raoul 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 Fontaine-Raoul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Raoul | 231 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières Eure-et-Loir | 5,607 | 5.4 | B | A | A− | B− |
| Vald'Yerre Eure-et-Loir | 3,609 | 8.1 | B | A | A− | C− |
| Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir | 12,830 | 11 | B+ | A− | D | B |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 12 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 13 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Brou Eure-et-Loir | 3,230 | 16 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Fontaine-Raoul is a commune of 231 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
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 9, 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.