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It is a town of 1,254 residents in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire.
Fossé’s strongest is jobs & income — 1.5 jobs per working resident; 6.8% unemployment. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is schools (D−) — brevet results a point below the expected rate. It lags on walkability as well (D).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Fossé 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.
The one thing Fossé does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fossé 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.
Fossé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Fossé as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Bohaire, in Saint-Bohaire, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fossé.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 3.3 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Vincent Père Brottier PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 52 | 50%−20 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 74 | 68%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 89 deaths in Fossé from 2016 to 2025; there were 64, 28% fewer. 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. The nearest emergency department to Fossé is Centre hospitalier, 3.6 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The median disposable income is €27,220 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (10.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The unemployment rate comes to 6.8%.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €10.17/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 22 homes were sold in Fossé.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, lower than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) and near compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. Residents of Fossé have a median age of 45.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Fossé | Loir-et-Cher median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and museums in and near Fossé. Best known first.
Nothing in Fossé is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Fossé as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossé | 1,254 | — | — | A− | — | A |
| Villebarou | 2,584 | 2 | — | B | — | B− |
| Blois | 47,219 | 3.5 | C− | B− | D− | B− |
| La Chaussée-Saint-Victor | 4,471 | 3.8 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Vineuil | 8,064 | 5.8 | C | B− | C | C− |
| Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt | 3,180 | 5.8 | A− | B− | B− | A− |
| Chailles | 2,726 | 7.2 | A | B | B+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Fossé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 3% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Fossé is a commune of 1,254 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Blois «Agglopolys». 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 October 30, 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.