Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 255 people, this town lies in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Fortan out for now.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Fortan as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Lubin, in Mazangé, 2.3 mi away.
29% 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 Fortan.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.7% of residents, near Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Under 15: 18% of residents. Fortan has a median age of 46.4.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fortan | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,200 a year per consumption unit. Nearly one in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
Sales in Fortan from July 2023 to June 2026: 13 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Fortan 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 Fortan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortan | 255 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 3,646 | 6.5 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Vendôme | 15,758 | 7.7 | B− | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Ouen | 3,041 | 7.9 | A | A− | B | A+ |
| Saint-Calais Sarthe | 2,948 | 9.3 | B | A+ | C | C+ |
| Vibraye Sarthe | 2,523 | 17 | — | A+ | — | B+ |
| Château-Renault Indre-et-Loire | 4,392 | 18 | C− | A | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Fortan is a commune of 255 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Territoires 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 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.