Fréteval’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most (D): brevet results 6 points below the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.9% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023. Fréteval 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 Fréteval 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fréteval.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Fréteval run above what its ages would predict: 118 per 100 expected, more than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 142 residents of Fréteval died, against 120 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% more. The nearest emergency department to Fréteval is Centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire, 9.5 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Loir-et-Cher is 85.2 years for women and 80.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Fréteval · 2.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Vendome Montoire
9.3 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
Renting in Fréteval costs less than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.03/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,239/m²: 50 houses and apartments sold in Fréteval between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 50 homes were sold in the town.
€1,239/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Fréteval€1,239/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loir-et-Cher median€1,606/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,239/m²
50
€9.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.48/m² a month)
3.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.08/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,910
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Fréteval do less well than those of 90% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Fréteval is 82.0%, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (85.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 9.1 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Fréteval is graded a C− for jobs & income
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.8% of commuters travelled at the census. The median disposable income is €24,560 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Fréteval didn’t travel to work at all.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport3%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
150
jobs based in Fréteval, 0.4 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 35% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, higher than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (8.9%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: 26% of residents are 65 or older.
46.9median age
FrétevalLoir-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 diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
Fréteval keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 19% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Fréteval is Dolmen dit des Louettes, de Bellesort ou de Fontaine. On the Culture ministry’s list, Fréteval counts 4 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 3 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Fréteval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Graded property crimes ran at 16.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7 (2023–2025 average). All told, Fréteval had 22 recorded offenses in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Family violence8
Armed robbery0
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
22
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
42.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 42.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Château de Fréteval and 5 more in and around Fréteval
Heritage and museums in and near Fréteval. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Fréteval
Is Fréteval safe?
Fréteval has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Fréteval good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Fréteval expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,239/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Fréteval grades A for cost of living.
About Fréteval
Commune in Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire
Fréteval is a commune of 1,063 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
Population
1,063 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Perche et Haut Vendômois
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.
